Product: Funny People
Rating: 3.0
There's a Good Movie in There Somewhere
I feel this film is very misunderstood, people saw Seth Rogen, Adam Sandler and Judd Apatow's name on this project and immediately expected a "rolling in the aisle" comedy, when really this movie is more about life than comedy. Now what I will say is the runtime is a bit extensive and the ending gets monotonous, I would have shaved 20 - 40 minutes off, but what I think people don't like the most about the film is how real the picture is. A lot of people went into the movie thinking "I'm gonna get to watch a hilarious comedy with some of the funniest people in the business" when the film is just too real for that. Truly brilliant comedy does shine through, even from a somewhat cameo by Eric Bana (who spent the first 10 years of his career as a comedian), throwing in Bana was kind of a cool nod to the reference of him in Knocked Up "If any of us get laid tonight it's because of Eric Bana". But one of the things I enjoyed most was the whole life of a stand-up comedian from the big time to the small time, not to mention all the actors used we're real comedians. Also Sandler's character (really just playing himself almost parodying his recent terrible movies) has a ridiculously awesome house.