Things aren't always what they seem in Hollywood

Rating: 9/10 (9 September 2008)

Ben Stiller's latest star-studded comedy is part war-movie parody and part making fun of Hollywood in general. Its about the fakery of Hollywood and the psychology of the actors involved... Its also silly and ridiculously funny. On one hand our characters, who are all actors starring in a war movie, find themselves in an actual war zone in actual danger but it takes our moronic heroes a little while to realize this, after all, actors aren't the smartest lot...
The movie is filled with big name actors, Tom Cruise in a hilarious role that almost had me forgetting his allegiances to L Ron Hubbard and Lord Xenu...
The movie is both exciting and funny and there are some moments that had the theater rolling in the aisles... See it and enjoy it for what it is, silly fun...
Its refreshing to see a parody that works when most spoofs these days are the barf-worthy Epic Movie, Date Movie, Disaster movie, etc...