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A Comedy With a Purpose (SPOILER-FREE Review)

posted 8 years ago by themovieparadise
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This is a very non traditional comedy. It doesn't follow the mainstream
formula, or even go for mainstream jokes like pop culture references.
It's hard to explain, but it has a very independent feel to it, which
it is. It's an independent comedy, and it shines through. Sometimes it
reaches too far and the jokes are too obscure that it's lost on the
viewer, but for the most part it works. Not a ton of it is laugh out
loud comedy, but it was enjoyable banter to watch on screen. There was
a levity on screen that I was able to immerse myself in. But it has a
very emotional core to it, and it's that core that makes this stand
above other comedies. It's not just shallow laughs, but it's comedy on
top of drama, with makes the comedy even more rich...

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[–] BlankTV 7 years ago

[Missing pop culture references, reaching too far, jokes too obscure for the audience, not a ton of laughs] Is there any chance that you expect far less from a comedy than I do?

I'm not going to say it sucked out loud. I am going to say that between the coke & hooker jokes and the tearful breakdown of the lead over his fiancee's suicide, you're left with some sort of addled mess that can't be called funny and can't be called dramatic.

Other than that, a bunch of talented people jerking off for an hour and a half.