Best comedy of the "naughts"

Rating: 9/10 (5 December 2011)

"Tropic Thunder" is the best movie of 2008 with the exception of Wall-E. Although the criticism that it slows down following the initial setup of the premise is valid, the jokes become a lot more subtle. Ben Stiller does a great send-up of Tom Cruise and Cruise himself does a hilarious setup of studio bosses. Jack Black's heroin-fueled comedian-trying-to-do-legitimate-acting-work is a bit one-note. As always the weakest part of the film is Matthew McConaughey who is just awful. The best part of the film is watching Robert Downey, jr. go all-in betting his recently resuscitated career on a very controversial character. HI-larious.