Excellent satire, funny and witty as hell.

Rating: 7/10 (21 December 2008)

With "Tropic Thunder", star/director Ben Stiller and company turns the tables at Hollywood, making fun of it in almost every aspect. From the wily-minded executive to the desperate measures of stereotypic actors, this film has it all.
Stiller and Black play their parts well and pull it off being funny at the same time, Stiller playing a stereotypic actor so desperate he went "full retard" on a film that almost sank his career; Black playing another stereotypic comedy actor whose basis is only on fart jokes, and so desperate he takes some you-know-what. But it works too.
The main attractions, however, are Downey and Tom Cruise. Downey is remarkably hilarious in his role, the method actor Lazarus, playing as if he was born a black man. Cruise is also as excellent as the foul-mouthed Grossman, a somewhat sharp poke at The Weinstien Brothers. Really, it's all good.
The film is mostly filled with satirical jokes that are all spot-on. From the starting fake trailers we have a rap star promoting consumerism, an action hero in way too many sequels, a gross-out comedy that appeals to today's audience, and a highly potentially controversial art film. Nothing is spared as Stiller and company proceed to jab at all of Hollywood and movie-making's faults, and their proud of it. The dialogue is sharp tongued and hilarious.
So, if you are looking for a funny film with a sharp satirical message, you must watch this film. It is exceptionally funny and shows us the ugly, somewhat true side of Hollywood at it's worst.
Overall value: 9/10