Saturday, December 23, 2007
Not a lot to talk about here. Funny, but disappointing. Certainly no classic.
I think it falls into the trap that these parody movies sometimes do, where it's so busy referencing scenes from other movies that it forgets to actually do anything funny during those parts. Not in every scene, but there is too much stuff that falls flat.
John C. Reilly is kind of amazing in this... really doing a pitch perfect imitation of an oscar-grab type performance. He's so good that he kind of makes you wonder if Jaime Foxx and Jaoquin Phoenix were overrated. And I think that's possible.
It's kind of a shame that Dewey Cox isn't a more distinct character, though. Like I said, Reilly is great, but he has to act completely different in every scene, depending on what movie or musician they are parodying.
That's maybe the main reason why this movie isn't going to be any comedy classic or minor classic. They are trying to position Reilly in a Will Ferrell-esque wacky leading man role, but Dewey Cox just isn't that great of a character. He's no Ron Burgundy or Ricky Bobby. Hell, he's not nearly as memorable of a character as Cal Naughton, Jr. Yeah, Reilly definitely gets the best laughs of the movie, but it's more because of his natural comedic ability than any specific Dewey Cox character traits.
Any way. Worth your money, but maybe wait until DVD.
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