#SCREEN GEMS MOVIE MOVIE#

#SCREEN GEMS MOVIE MOVIE#

The basic premise is ludicrous and the movie hammers home the kind of clichéd gender stereotypes usually reserved for in-class demonstrations illustrating how far we’ve come as a society (Men don’t cry! Women have feelings!), and a romantic subplot for Hart seems to be there only because they found an actress as short as Hart is. young game of muddy tackle football, and in the film’s most hilarious sequence, a grandmother (Cloris Leachman, The Croods) in flames.ĭon’t worry if all this raises some major flags in your movie-ometer…it’s certainly no prize of a film. Doug hires Jimmy to be his stand-up guy and Jimmy organizes a group of groomsmen that, as Doug puts it, “look like the cast of The Goonies grew up and became rapists.” From there it’s a ribald mix of frat boy humor involving peanut butter on genitals, a rowdy old vs. Moving around in his youth left him no time to make real friends so here he finds himself about to get married with no family to speak of and without any groomsmen.Įnter Jimmy (Hart), who runs a company that provides his best man services for a price.

In an opening scene before the studio logo is even displayed (interesting choice), we meet roly poly Doug (Gad, Frozen, Thanks for Sharing) as he goes down a list of casual male acquaintances in the hunt for a best man for his nuptials to Gretchen (Cuoco-Sweeting) less than two weeks away. Yes, I’m finally giving Hart ( Ride Along) his due because the role was tailor made for his talents and the comedian delivers the least annoying performances of his skyrocketing career. What we have here is a C-grade script given the B-movie treatment thanks in no small part to an A-list star. Well, enjoy is maybe too strong of a word…let’s go with tolerate. The kind of raunchy bro-fest film a critic dreads an impending screening of, I wasn’t prepared to enjoy it as much as I did. Review: I suppose it’s not exactly a ringing endorsement to say that this new Kevin Hart and Josh Gad comedy isn’t nearly as bad as it looks. Stars: Josh Gad, Kevin Hart, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Cloris Leachman, Jenifer Lewis, Olivia Thirlby, Mimi Rogers, Ken Howard Synopsis: Two weeks shy of his wedding, a socially awkward guy enters into a charade by hiring the owner of a company that provides best men for grooms in need. When I saw Searching in theaters I made sure to sit close to the screen so it took up my entire field of view – you should try for the same effect. I think the way the screen is set up that watching it on your television at home might actually enhance the experience. Even if the filming method might seem strange to you, I urge you to give this one a chance. That is, every image that you see is taken from a computer, smart phone, iPad, television, etc.

What might turn some people off from the movie is that it’s entirely “on screens”. The movie takes several sobering turns that hit me in unexpectedly emotional ways even though at its core it’s a mystery with clues all over the place for the careful viewer to piece together long before the father does.

I’d say the film champions parents exercising restrictions and staying present with their children as far as the internet and social media are concerned. Now, with false leads and dead ends he must get creative with his methods or risk losing her forever.ĭirector Aneesh Chaganty’s timely movie definitely speaks to this day and age where children can lead a completely different life online their parents have no clue about. Through this, he learns some hard truths about his child and eventually realizes that he didn’t know his daughter at all. Though I think it will likely play even better at home (more on that later), Searching was one of the most surprisingly effective films I saw this past year.Ī girl has gone missing and her father (John Cho, Grandma) must go through her computer and social media accounts for clues as to where she may be…and who she may be with. However, the buzz on the film was so good I sought the film out and I’m glad I was able to see it in theaters. Searching was a movie that I missed several screenings of and usually these smaller movies are the ones that I wind up waiting until they are available on streaming to take a look at. Review: My favorite movies are the ones that sneak up on you like you never expect them to. Stars: John Cho, Debra Messing, Joseph Lee, Michelle La Synopsis: After his 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a desperate father breaks into her laptop to look for clues to find her.

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