Good god this was an unfunny piece of work. James Franco has the annoying persona of someone you just want to punch in the face, he's that unfunny. Rogan was dependable as normal, but Randall Park as Kim Jong Un stole this turgid piece of crap. Glad I got to watch this on Netflix rather than pay to see this at the cinema. Team America: World Police is like a high brow masterpiece in comparison to this.
shareI agree. If James Franco left Hollywood, it would be better for the entire film industry. I can't remember the last time I liked him, maybe in Milk...
***So I've seen 4 movies/wk in theatre for a 1/4 century, call me crazy?**
I agree! I find him very difficult to like, but I thought it was just me.
shareI'm glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. There's something very ~ annoying about him and it's frustrating because he has been in some really good movies but my level of enjoyment of those has been lessened due to this guys presence
shareDisagree. I love his acting, see every film hes in. I thought this one was good, will watch again.
It was amazing how awful he was from start to finish. When he first appears as Skylark I was totally amazed on how hammy and mugging his performance was. And he kept it that way all the way to the end!
He's actually a pretty decent actor with some comic chops but for this film it felt like he just said "screw it" and threw out the book out.
I did think it was pretty appalling that The Interview kinda ripped off Frost/Nixon meets Team America:World Police vs. Tropic Thunder. Thing is, The Int makes Frost/Nixon look way more Oscar worthy, Team America now a Criterion selection and Tropic Thunder way way more watchable and enjoyable. It seriously made all the flaws of those three movies moot and made them a heckuva lot better in contrast.
I'm a little baffled by this very common comment on this movie. His character, Skylark, was SUPPOSED to be hammy, and mugging! He was supposed to be a feather-weight, none-too-bright, ego case.
shareYea, he played himself amazingly.
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For me, he doesn't have an actor's voice at all. He sounds as though his voice remained stuck in an adolescent monotone.
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I disagree completely. In fact, other than Randall Park's amazing dual-personality performance, Franco's was my favorite and most laughable reason to watch this movie for the second time just now. As someone else already stated, his character was SUPPOSED to be hammy, muggy, and totally stupid. He was an egotistical tabloid TV interviewer for God's sake. Just listening to some of the stupid crap written for him that came out of his mouth (most of it in front of either the press or those who were a danger to him), watching the multitude of stupid expressions on his face throughout the entire movie, and even his crazy body language was enough reason for me to enjoy this film immensely, even on a second viewing. Of course it was over the top. It was SUPPOSED to be. The entire premise was a joke, his character was a complete fool, and he played it to perfection as far as I'm concerned. And credit is also due to Rogen, whose reactions to Franco's character's big mouth always at the wrong moment were pure gold. And no, I'm not a 15-year-old boy.
shareI loved him in Pineapple Express, but yes, he was terrible in this movie. He should just stick to the stoner role.
I haven't seen 127 Hours, so I can't comment on his more serious work.
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