There's Sunset Boulevard...And Tropic Thunder

Rating: 7/10 (16 September 2008)

Sunset Boulevard make have broke ground in that it shows writers and actors/actresses are only as good as what they've done in the last year, but Trophic Thunder makes it all look absolutely knee slapping funny.
We can thank Ben Stiller for this madness because who if not him could have got it made? Well, maybe the Farrelly Brothers, but that's not so much the point as the fact that Ben Stiller conceived and acted it with help from his own sympathetic brothers-in-arms - literally! From the fake advertisements and trailers before the film to the last lampoon with Tom Cruise it never lets up in it's look at the superficiality of all things that make up the industry. Check out the "full retard" monologue by Robert Downey Jr.'s character and the fixation with perks involving the ubiquitous Tivo which the agent played by Matthew McCounahey is determined to secure. They're inspired and hilarious to the extreme. Speaking of Robert Downey Jr., he's simply able to pull off the "Tootsie" of the last 20 years as he plays his over the top roll here. This guy can act in any role as evidenced by this role being added to an already impressive cannon.
If you love comedy, especially that which easily dispenses with a bit of reality to actually lampoon reality SEE THIS MOVIE. It's perfect to watch in mixed company and the more the better. It's a real crowd pleaser.