It's been a while since my last post. I really just want to have a material to start again like a feel-good, laid-back & fun-movie. And that's exactly what I had on a Friday evening yesterday.
Always been a fan with these Vince Vaughn/Owen Wilson duos. Wedding Crashers was rude and blatant at times, but this was just the exact opposite. "The boys" apparently had some clean fun with their trademark antics very visible all throughout the film. I guess a typical film reviewer would say the movie had nothing new to offer to its audiences. But one of the main agenda of the film to take the viewers on a tour to "Google-land" was definitely a first one. I should say as a comedy on its "level", the film gets 7/10 stars.
I'm categorizing the movie as one of those "viceral comedy films" touches more on the feelings of humanity rather having an intellectual film. Ironic because relating to google, it should have presented a more intellectual perspective. But well, that was not the case and what the filmmakers want to convey. They just want us to have fun at the Google home base.
Countable flaws, yes, but it defies the purpose of having two goofball characters delivering their kind of jokes without it. Not to further expound on Vince and Owen, but they were just the same loud Vince and slow Owen but hey just perfect for the characters. I dunno if there was a script before picking them or the story evolved and became organic from those two characters they were portraying.
Some characters like the uncredited John Goodman and Will Ferrell were not necessary but hence its called "the cameos" right? For me those were always their trademarks and continuing to love it and will be expecting more of it.
The lovely and sensual Rose Byrne was also effective in portraying a "sexy geek" executive and yes there were no "skin" necessary for her role.
On the other hand, that new guy from "the Social Network" had a small role as the villain. Max Minghella seems to have a promising acting career ahead of him. Maybe this was one of his low-key roles going out of the radar from his serious films like "Ides of March" and Agora. Also, that special role for the "Book of Mormons" guy was definitely a good one and I never realized it was him until he started speaking.
Thus, director Shawn Levy has still his magic in tact with him clearly in his type of genre. See the film in theaters now or soon in DVD/BluRay at home if you want to have some good laughs.
