I recently saw the latest entry into ApaTOWN(copyright) and went into it with relatively high expectations. I’ve enjoyed Jason Segal in all his incarnations including Freaks & Geeks, How I Met Your Mother, and even Knocked Up. Needless to say, I expected to be wowed by some wild and crazy take on the standard rom-com. I was sorely disappointed. There were 2 or 3 specific points in the movie where I was waiting for them to turn a corner, but director Nicholas Stoller sent me down the same old, cheesy path.
The movie wasn’t completely bogus. The afformentioned Segal was stellar and Mila Kunis played a decent love interest. However it did become a bit of a sausage fest (and I don’t mean it was like my Friday and Saturday nights in college). If you haven’t heard, Segal shows his wiener…multiple times. As I am in the last week of medical school, it’s not like I haven’t had my fair share of penises to inspect, but it kept appearing in the movie like a recurring theme in a Shakespearan play.
Anyway, the true low point for me was Kristen Bell. Just because she’s a pretty face doesn’t mean she has chops. Her character felt very constrained and her emotions were nearly non-existent.Despite this low point I’ll probably netflix it in a few months to remember the hilarious opera that Segal’s character composes that I won’t ruin for you.Note* Jason Segal based the break-up scene and the opera on his real life experiences.
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Not sure I agree with this assessment. I found the movie to be very funny. Unlike yourself, I went into this film not expecting much, so was pleasantly surprised. I found Russell Brands portrayal of Aldous Snow very funny, and had to laugh at William Baldwins spoof of David Caruso. Didn’t find myself thinking about Kristen Bells poor performance. To me, this movie isn’t really one to be too analyzed. Its either funny or its not, and I thought it was. These types of movies are just brain candy, I cant give em too much thought.
William Hurt said it best in the Big Chill
“Don’t be so analytical, sometimes you just have to let the art flow over you.”
The opera was very funny, and I enjoyed the seen when they were all making fun of the cell phone movie Sarah made.
Anyway, Like this site. Nice work guys.
” The pasta is right over there by the green pig with the spoon.” - Chuck
I’d have to agree here. Any movie that has the name Apatow attached to it in any way should tell you immediately that the characters are not to be analyzed.
However this does not prevent some actors from throwing in excellent performances at times, but I find that to be almost accidental in nature. Apatow’s movies are low-brow intended, formulaic in nature sometimes to a fault… but I measure them in laughs per minute rather than emotions raised or thoughts provoked.
Thanks Dodge, I forgot I said that! LOL - I got a good laugh, tnx. I didn;t get a chance to see Sarah Marshall yet, but I think my wife may dig it, so I got a good shot at watching it. Apatow is hit or miss for me (but not movie to movie, throughout the movie), so I gotta agree with Brett.
These flicks are never ambivalent for me, it’s always a HUGE laugh, or a “oh man, that’s so wrong” - I’m sure I’ll enjoy it though, so I’ll give it a shot. I mean, it’s no “Crank” but then again, nothing really is, right J?