#ensemble comedy

Jeff: I hurt a friend once with a careless lie. I learned a valuable lesson about lying more convincingly.

Britta: This is not about revenge. This is about getting even.

Annie: I love books. I’m a voluptuous reader.

Shirley: Revenge is a brunch best served with nice biscuits.

Abed: I don’t know why I even involve you in my schemes.

Troy: This title is misleading. Are they going to kill a mockingbird or not?

Film Review | Baby Mama (2008)

While not a total laugh a minute (but close), I think the big takeaway here is that no matter how they try, Tina Fey & Amy Poehler couldn’t hide how much they love each other throughout the movie. Even when at odds, you can see how much fun they’re having. There are some really cheesy scenes that read very mid-00′s, but some great moments too - Dax Shepard is a little bit of scene stealer.

Greg Kinnear makes a great foil to Tina Fey’s easily flustered straight romantic lead and Amy Poehler brings great insane energy. It’s more fun than I was expecting, to be honest. It’d make for a great late night watch with friends.

11 of 365.

There aren't a lot of movie about men getting married and how they react to it. It's all "my high school sweetheart is getting married and I'm realizing I'm unfulfilled." Fuck that. I want a guy who's in love and is scared he's not going to be enough. I want a guy who's excited about being a dad. I want a best friend who's bitter because his nerd friend is getting married before him. I want an "alpha male" of the group who's successful and charming but can't let go of the past and is a toxic asshole. I want a god damn little brother who's romanticized his brother's friendships and past but realizes he needs to make his own life. I want a  day of the wedding can't find the rings trope filled climax. I want a guy who realizes he deserves to be happy and has an emotional moment with his mom or dad.

I want a god damn male comedy that isn't about getting drunk or having sex. I want to see healthy and unhealthy relationships between male friends. I don't want the guy to "get" the girl, I want him to have some god damn character development. I want to see an emotional, insecure, questioning, imperfect male lead who learns to accept himself. Because movies keep throwing out static assholes we're supposed to think are funny. Either they're bad selfish people or stuck up idiots or naive good guys. And the only thing they "learn" is "yah gotta let loose sometimes!" or "relationships are important!" or "you're fine the way you are!" There's no transition, no change. No development. 

Title: Movie 43

Opening: January 25, 2013

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Emma Stone, Halle Berry, Kate Winslet, Liev Schrieber, Elizabeth Banks, Gerard Butler, Uma Thurman, Terrence Howard & Richard Gere

Directed By: Elizabeth Banks, Brett Ratner, Rusty Cundieff and others

Plot: A raunchy, offensive ensemble comedy intertwining different tales