Well....

Rating: 5/10 (19 August 2008)

We all love The Office right? That was a Rhetorical question, Of course we all love the office. Micheal,Pam, Jim, Dwight, and all of the rest. But what happens when one of our favorite Office cast members decides to make a movie. Three words License to Wed. Sure we could see John K., a big player on the show, in his own leading role,Even though it was not so memorable, but Dwight Shrute?
Quite honestly I can say that I had never heard of Rain Wilson before the Office. But Admittedly he is one of the funnier characters. So sure I was on-board to see how he handled the driver's seat of his own movie. And was I pleasantly surprised by how well he did, No. Was I thoroughly disgusted by his attempt, No. So, I did not Like or dislike this movie, it was just OK.
Rain plays down and out drummer Robert "Fish" Fishman who was kicked out of what is now one of the biggest bands in the world. The opening scenes where he is running 60 miles an hour to keep up with his fleeing Ex-band mates was actually pretty funny.
Cut to twenty years later, and we find Fish out of work and living with his not-so-comforting sister played by Jane Lynch.
The story kicks off when Fish's nephew needs a new drummer before playing the prom at school. Fish actually does a good job, except for a little show-boding, and after a quick debate the band makes him one of their own.
Now I am not sure who wrote or sang the songs that the band does in this movie, but they are actually really good. And the young actors who play the band to a stand up job with what little they have to work with. The only one that I really knew was Emma Stone, who appeared in last years "Supperbad". I believe that "Josh Gad" who plays the nephew was in "21" earlier this year, but that role was much more forgettable than this one, although I did find humor in the fact that his mother point out that he has been accepted into MIT.
Once the band reaches stardom thanks to a You-Tube video, which was funny, there follows a montage of the gang doing there very first tour.
And of course there is a falling out and a maniacal Music executive to deal with. But eventually the film ends with Robert having to open for the band he was once kicked out of.
Possible my favorite part is when they finally meet again after twenty years, and all of the band members have British accents.
So, in conclusion, this is yet another Hollywood attempt at a quick buck, but it is not the worst attempt they have tried. Its PG13 rating should help its opening weekend, as all kids love stupid comedies. It will be interesting to see how this stacks up to Death Race.