Funny for a while

Rating: 7/10 (6 March 2011)

A biting satire of pompous war movies, that's something we can all applaud I guess. I for one love Vietnam films, but even I laugh at their ridiculous pseudo-intellectuality every once in a while. Sadly, the premise of "Tropic Thunder" wears thin too quickly. Or to put it in a different way, this movie is just too damn long. Robert Downey Jr. is hilarious in the first hour, but then you've pretty much seen it. Ben Stiller and Jack Black, same thing. The movie doesn't really have that many jokes, it just thrives on its outrageous atmosphere that you've guessed it, fades after an hour or so. The only parts that are truly and utterly hilarious are the parts with Tom Cruise and Matthew McConnaughey, they make the thing worthwhile. As for the rest: it's witty, but to me it isn't anything special.