What's so funny about this movie?

Rating: 4/10 (9 October 2008)

Here in Israel, most movies have an interval inserted at some point so that they can sell more popcorn. It was significant that several people left at the interval and did not return. My girl friend and I discussed leaving too, but didn't. This movie, and its critics on this website, demonstrates the different perceptions to what is funny and what is not, on different sides of the Atlantic.
Yes there are funny moments in this film, some very funny, but not nearly enough in its 107 minutes. It was strangely quiet in the cinema we saw this film in. Perhaps the best fun was trying to work out who was Robert Downey (a great favorite of mine) and Tom Cruise. Others have commented on the story so I won't repeat it.
Just be warned. Unless you are a great fan of American humor, you will not find it very funny at all. And, I assume, the three "trailers" before the film started were spoofs.