New original comedy

Rating: 8/10 (3 November 2008)

Do not expect it to be better than Zoolander. Tropic Thunder has, still, great humorous scenes, great acting and a nice script. It guarantees to raise some new laughs and keep you interested in the plot.
Despite of a (in my opinion) misuse of Jack Black's skills as a comedian (I think he was put on there just to get some more attention on the film), the acting is marvelous. Robert Downey Jr. takes most of the acting credits with a great performance (actually it's like a triple or quadruple performance) although Ben Stiller keeps his popularity and main role. I expected this movie to be full of dumb typical jokes and the same old comedy-like character disposition, but it really surprised me, right from the beginning. Funny scenes just come up naturally, not forced nor absurd. I believe it could set some new kind of comedy standard. Worth watching.