The 2018 Holmes and Watson is a masterclass in ill considered, poorly executed and misconstrued comedy that is remarkably far from funny. Classic comedy partnerships has always been a part of modern cinema and Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly’s partnership films of Talladege Nights : The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), and Step Brothers (2008) set them on the
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Catching up on this 2015 comedy, we’re reviewing Get Hard today. Written and directed by Etan Cohen in his directorial debut, having previously written Tropic Thunder and Men In Black 3. The story follows investment banking millionaire James King, busy living the dream with his huge home, army of servants and young fiancee. That is, until he is arrested for
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So we reach the latest (prior to the upcoming release of the new Captain America movie) film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – the 2015 Ant Man. Directed by Peyton Reed (Yes Man, The Break Up, Down with Love), the film has a screenplay that was written by the group of Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz),
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I’ll be brief. I can only assume that this film was made was based on a combination of the success of ‘Bridesmaids’ in the previous year and that it was produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay. The characters aren’t likeable, the story is painful, the acting is poor. There are very few funny moments and Rebel Wilson (the actually
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The Big Short is the new film from director Adam McKay (Anchorman, The Other Guys), and is set in Wall Street in the build up to the 2007 collapse of the US housing market and subsequent economic issues, and based on the book by Michael Lewis (Moneyball, The Blind Side. The film opens is 2005 with Mark Burry (Christian Bale) runs
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