Tropic AWESOMENESS

Rating: 9/10 (18 August 2008)

Where do I begin on this movie? From the second it opened, I just had a feeling that the $9.50 that I sort of reluctantly spent on the movie was going to FINALLY be put to good use. Right from the get go we are thrust into the comedic side of the movie (which is probably 98% of the movie) and it just never really dulls down from there. A good mix of action and comedy, Tropic Thunder finally delivers a movie which all people can enjoy. We don't have the typical comedy movie that has a lot of funny stuff and then a lot of dull moments nor do we have an action movie that has action at random times and a lot of serious stuff in between. No. We finally get a good mix. We get the action premises, with like said random action and then downtime, but the downtime is all comedy!! How could you not be entertained? Honestly, Robert Downey Jr. STOLE THE ENTIRE MOVIE for me. Every scene he was in he was absolutely hilarious and I enjoyed every second he was on screen. And Tom Cruise, despite all the crazy stuff he has done outside of acting, gave an awesomely hilarious performance as the crazy boss of the film industry. Not a typical Cruise role, but him stepping outside of those roles went to good use in this movie. Jack Black and Ben Stiller gave very solid performances as well, but Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise made the movie that much more enjoyable to watch. Seriously, one of the best movies I have seen in a long while.