Terribly Unfunny

Rating: 2/10 (25 November 2008)

I tried very hard to enjoy this movie because I like all the actors involved, especially Stiller. After watching it I realized that was the way Hollywood had planned to profit off this movie: Good, well known cast.
The story is silly and worthless. The big budget war movie that the actors are portrayed to be making in the beginning of the film (a very silly, ridiculous, audience insulting, over-budgeted war film) is actually what THIS film turned out to be! I actually felt insulted watching this picture because it was just so bad and stupid and NOT funny.
There were a FEW really funny lines and a FEW really funny 10 second scenes throughout the entire film, that's IT. Though these few good lines/scenes were NOWHERE near enough to save this train wreck.
NONE of the actors seemed in tune with their characters at all. I don't think this has to do with the actors as much as it has to do with the terrible storyline. It must have just been hard to portray the characters in the picture well because the storyline was so unclear/unfunny/unconvincing/unmoving. I'm actually amazed Stiller was behind the writing and directing, as his quality of work is usually much better.
One good thing with this film is that it was shot well. The cinematography was decent and the film had nice color and contrast, and would've looked really well as a real war flick.
2 out of 10 for me. I'm blown away by the 7.5 rating! I think us American audiences are getting more and more numbed by the minute! Hopefully pictures take a far step away from this direction.