Went way over the top for that "R" Rating...

Rating: 5/10 (16 August 2008)

I loved the whole premise of the movie and particularly the cast they had assembled... My problem with the film is the intensity with which they use obscenities, particularly f**k, d**k, c**k... pretty much every four-letter word there is plus all the rest. Now I swear and cuss as much as anyone, but to make me wince, it was really bad. At one point, I turned to watch the audience to see if it was just me, and pretty much the 25+ year olds were doing the same thing. Late teens and early 20's were down with it. The drug use was blatant and almost appeared to say "hey, it's okay... it's your problem, not mine." Blatant isn't the word for the in-your-face description of fellatio one character shares with the viewer. Tom Cruise's portrayal of the greedy, power-hungry movie mogul is great and disgusting at the same time. He spews obscenities, threats, violence, and enticements like a cobra spits venom and dances like he's spent some time in strip clubs as a male go-go dancer (and I'm not talking Chippendales). This movie promotes tolerance (in not okays) drug use (heroin, LSD, etc), selling out friends, selfish adoption, ridiculing the disabled, a hooked on visual media mentality, racial stereotypes, homosexuality, and much much more. This is definitely an 18+ year-old movie.
Did I laugh? Yes, a lot! Did I feel good about it when I left the theater? No. Will I buy it on DVD? No. This is a sad commentary on what U.S. values are coming too. And with each movie Stiller does, he sinks lower into the crap hole. I wonder how proud his mother is of this film. And how old will his daughter have to be before he lets his own daughter watch this?