Pointless and Disappointing

Rating: 6/10 (31 July 2010)

Tropic Thunder is a movie that I felt very disappointed and confused. I saw the good reviews on IMDb and other places and thought it was going to be that great yet when I saw it, it was kinda boring and unfunny. I'm gonna disagree with the majority and say that Tropic Thunder had a couple of chuckles, but was overall a rather dull comedy and a not very funny action film. I felt that the actors were mugging for the camera and the cheap shots at Hollywood were so far removed from reality that most of the satire fell flat.
The characters weren't that bad but really not that great either. Consider the Robert Downey Jr character. Downey did as good a job as anyone could in that role, but the role itself was not funny past the first second we see him. It was basically the same joke told throughout the film and it was only slightly amusing the first time. I'm not sure if African Americans were offended by the role, but I wouldn't be surprised because the character is not making any satirical comment that relates to anything in reality. Its just a white guy acting like a black guy. And he did it pretty wrong. Honestly they should have either gotten a black actor for that role or just make Downey Jr. without the makeup (not looking like a black male). The treatment of retarded people was also offensive, in my opinion, as was the treatment of Vietnamese people. And the ending was very predictable and not funny. As a rewatch 04.27.17' this film is not as bad as initially thought as for the comedy is mostly hit or miss. It is well with the chemistry of the lead characters, and the fake trailers and stories the film makes ensuring given the leads a backstory is well done. The supporting characters work well, with some of them stealing their scenes (Danny McBride, Nick Nolte, and especially Tom Cruise portraying his disguising character). Rating changed from 3 to 6/10