Can't Really Recommend It.

Rating: 6/10 (1 September 2008)

Not terrible, but I was a bit disappointed. It's a rental in my opinion. There are certainly a number of laugh-out-loud moments, but the general comedic momentum is not maintained well throughout. Robert Downey Jr. is excellent, and is really the only character who is consistently funny all through the film. Jack Black's character in the film w/in the film is great, w/ a constant stream of rapid-fire Vietnam War phrases which will delight those familiar with the lexicon. Overall, though, it's just too much start and stop w/ this movie, w/ fairly long, unfunny stretches between the clever stuff. Not as funny as Zoolander, which at times it tries to emulate.