Monday, December 07, 2009

Movie Review: Funny People (2009)

I gave up on the ol' film world in 2000, when I dropped out film school and drove to my parents basement and locked myself inside my head.

It took a long time for me to forgive hollywood.

In highschool, my friend Chris and I worked at a Video Rental Store. We'd watch "Happy Gilmore", "Billy Madison", "Tommy Boy", and "Black Sheep". And I think Funny People is the perfect movie for people who loved those movies 15 years ago.

Adam Sandler nearly stars as himself, and aging star of past comedy mega-hits, who discovers he's dying and returns to stand-up comedy, blah, blah, blah, young comic Seth Rogan, blah, blah, blah.

There's a dreamy vibe to the picture, a super smooth flow that I'm not entirely un-acscribing (not a word) to the general sleep deprivation around this house, but that vibe is what made Good Will Hunting so much more than it's script.

It's long as hell, and it's not really a comedy, but it is funny.

So, in conclusion (that's a Jeff Middaugh ending right there, sorry, Dr. Jeff Middaugh), go check it out. It's awesome.

Final Grade -- A+

1 comment:

Chris said...

That's so weird! In highschool I worked in a video store with my friend Jay! But all WE did was watch p0rn.