Thursday, August 30, 2007

What Happened to Funny?

I don't care if you're an immortal film critic, Grandma's Boy is a monumental waste of time. If it's on your Netflix list, remove it immediately.

It was on my list, then off my list after I thought better of it, then back on in a desperate attempt to rent a laugh. I planned a little date with Robin that included frozen lasagna, cheapo wine and the movie. I looked forward to it all day.

After five painful minutes of flat jokes and awkward acting, I said "If I don't so much as smile in the next five minutes, I'm turning it off." Ten minutes later I couldn't take it any longer.

It was the worst fifteen minutes of television I have ever watched. A 30-something-year-old video game tester pot smoker moron who has to move in with his grandma because his roommate used their rent on erotic massage. Maybe you could do something with that if you used real actors? Or a real script? I don't think anyone could smoke enough pot to think this movie was funny. Sigh. What a disappointment. Guess I'll just rent Forty Year Old Virgin again if I want a laugh.

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