Great acting for a spoof movie

Rating: 8/10 (1 December 2009)

It is said that one who laughs at ownself laughs the loudest. It is absolutely true in the case of Hollywood. Nobody makes more fun of Hollywood than Hollywood itself. Tropic Thunder can be called a satirical, insane and sometimes meaningless no brainer spoof on Hollywood war movies. The start of the movie itself is absolutely hilarious which shows some trailers of upcoming movies with actors who are the protagonists of the movie. The story is about four popular actors - One a black rap artist, one an action hero who has made 6 sequels of his original action hit, one comedy star who does 'farty' movies and one classical actor who has won the Oscars 5 times. All these actors come together for a war movie based on original facts written by a supposed Vietnam veteran. How These actors get into some real trouble during shooting and how they come out of it is the movie. The scenes and dialogues between the leads gives the humorous touch . The jokes are full of satire and intelligence. They poke fun of Hollywood trends and the Academy Awards. There are some instances in the movie when you may think 'What crap is this'? But spoofs are not meant to be intellectually motivating anyways, so view them as a good 1-2 hour timepass.
Acting is surprisingly good for a spoof movie. Ben Stiller and Robert Downey Jr. are the life of this movie. Jack Black does his usual stuff. Tom Cruise has a special appearance (Literally a special "appearance") in the movie. You have to watch closely to recognize him. He has done comedy efficiently proving that he is a versatile actor. In short, a great one time watch .
Rating : 8/10