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Had potential, started out good, missed the mark

posted 11 years ago by bassolinja
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The movie had an opportunity to make some kind of statement or offer insight in today's world where everyone is a critic and the attacks on performers are vicious. The discussions with the "actual" critics could have also presented something interesting for not only for us viewers but both the performers and the critics themselves. Unfortunately they didn't. Every time it feels like the discussion seems to be going somewhere, they cut off. The absolute lowest point was Jamie trying to "fire back" at the critics by implying they are just a bunch of nerds and don't get to have sex and so on. I was just baffled.

I guess I kind of liked the movie, but it could have been so much better.

[–] baidoasomalia 10 years ago

I think you're right. The first part of the movie was about hecklers, just like the title suggested. I really liked that part. The rest? Not so much. Maybe they should have made two movies - "Heckler" and "What A Bunch Of People Want To Say About Critics."
The most interesting part was the Carrot Top segment. This guy is dissed by just about everyone and his response is, "Hey, come to the show - you'll have a good time." No whining, no bitter defensive attitude, just an invitation to come see for yourself. He didn't I'm not that crazy about his work, but I was impressed with his take on the subject.

[–] quanahg 10 years ago

As a stand-up comedy lover, I hate hecklers. So I thought this would be a good movie. Nah, just Jamie Kennedy being pissed off. And he's not that great of a comedian.

I've seen Carrot Top live, and he's hilarious. He's been around for 20+ years and still gets shows, so he must not be too horrible.

[–] daddie0 10 years ago

I agree with you except that for the reasons you stated I didn't like the film...and going in I expected that I would. Ironically, I went in not knowing it was a Jamie Kennedy film (nor really much about his work) but for me it definitely ruined his brand.

[–] SteveH2002 10 years ago

If this site had a 'like' button I would have liked daddie0's post and moved on. The movie had a selling point when it was talking about live performances and hecklers - heckling is an interesting enough subject to devote an entire 90-minutes to. I can understand Jamie Kennedy's (and for that matter Carrot Top, Uwe Boll, and other celebrity types who aren't necessarily loved by critics) - I can understand the criticism getting under their skin, feeling unfairly personal, whatever -- but that went on too long.

Considering the explosion of opinions in the last 20 years, including me posting this now, you'd better develop a thick skin if you're in the business.