Posts Tagged ‘Comedy’

FOR A GOOD poster

For a Good Time, Call…, a Comedy About Phone Sex (Film Review)

Using sexuality in a comedy has stimulated a wave of movie making but has it gone too far?  Using every expletive possible from today’s amoral vocabulary For a Good Time, Call… opens in theaters with an attempt to titillate and shock audiences.  Well it does the latter for sure, but for the most part it’s […]

RFFinalPoster

Robot & Frank, a Cute Comedy (Film Review)

Even though Robot & Frank has some rough edges to smooth out, the film does produce a sweet bond between man and machine.  Finding this little gem at your local theater would be an opportunity to see some excellent acting with a cute little quirky storyline.

Life in the Fast Lane: HIT & RUN (Film Review)

During the first part of 2012, it seems that films can be categorized as either a mega budget tent pole or low budget comedy. Most films that fall under the second category make up the lack of budget by either being slapstick funny or splattering the script with romance. Enter Hit & Run, a throwback […]

ODD LIFE post art

Odd Life of Timothy Green, Interesting Family Fantasy (Film Review)

An enchanting story of inspiration and hope, The Odd Life of Timothy Green opens in movie theaters.  The nice little film has an uplifting story for the whole family even though it over fanaticizes at times.  Translation from script to screen seems to have been a chore however and the pieces of the puzzle look […]

Season of the Witch: ParaNorman (Film Review)

In a summer where a few tentpole films have underperformed at the box office, there’s a small gem that may be a bright light in the dog days of August. Directors Sam Fell and Chris Butler tell the story of a young misfit who sees dead people and becomes entangled in a witch’s curse that […]

CAMPAIGN poster

The Campaign, Wild and Wacky (Film Review)

The movie The Campaign opens today and it’s one of the wildest, wacky, madcap, clever, and ingenious comedies of the year, and that’s only the first 30 minutes.  After that the film takes on words like hilarious, incredible and unbelievable.  Just in time for a major election it couldn’t have a better release date.  If […]

the watchPOST

THE WATCH : An Overcooked, Wacky Comedy (Film Review)

The wacky film, The Watch, tries hard to entertain but sinks below average even with its fine cast of witty pro actors.  The film struggles trying to make the scanty script work by upping the crude and rude level with a lot of off-color sight gags, a good measure of stupidity and strong sexual innuendos.  The […]

Powered by WordPress