Once again I missed a week, sorry, but I was just busy with life and blah, blah, blah. Let's get down to the review(s)! This week, I'm review what I saw last week the movie I saw this week that I have to talk about. I'm reviewing a movie that's been one of the surprise hits of the summer, and one of the most famous cult films of all time. I'm reviewing...
We're the Millers
PLOT
David Clark is a low level drug dealer who sells weed given to him by insanely rich drug lord Brad Gurglinger. When David gets his month's supply stolen, Brad forces him into carrying weed across the Mexican border for him. In order to even get across the border, David needs a disguise. He then hires a local stripper, and momma's boy who's own mom left him, and a homeless girl to act as his family. Once they get into Mexico, they soon find out that they're in fact smuggling tons and tons of weed which was stolen from a notorious drug lord. Now David and company must race back to Brad and not die in the process.
PROS
The first half of this movie is very funny. There's a lot of great dialogue between the characters and most of the jokes work. I never went a long time without at least chuckling.
Ed Helms plays Brad Gurglinger and steals each scene he's in. He's basically a guy who's so rich, he just starts doing crazy things with his money. He's only in the film for a short time, but he's one of the best parts of it.
CONS
While the first half is very funny, the second half gets more awkward and cliched. Around this time, we start to spend more time with a second family. This leads to more failed jokes and wasted time then it does to good times. The message of the film also rears it's head and becomes very sappy. While it's still funny, it's not as much as in the first half.
CONCLUSION
"We're the Millers" is a good comedy, not a great one, but not a bad one either. It has a lot of funny material and kept me laughing throughout, but the second half did lose me. It's fun for a rental or on tv, but nothing you need to rush out and see.
RATING
RENTABLE
Fight Club
PLOT
Our story follows a man (who's only name were given is "The Narrator") with insomnia and a dull, plastic life. He starts to go to seminars for diseased and dying people just to feel something. One day, he meets a man named Tyler Durden who lives a care-free life and is everything the narrator wishes he could be. They become roommates and start an underground fight club. This simple idea soon turns into something that the Narrator never wanted, and what Durden always dreamed of.
PROS
The performances in this film are amazing, the stand-out being Brad Pitt. He's just so charismatic and cool, it makes sense that someone would buy into his crazy idea.
The direction and camera work from David Fincher is spectacular and gives the movie a style all its own. It makes the movie very creative and stays with you long after the movie's over.
What makes the performances even better is the script they're reading from. The script is great and very funny at points. It's clever and highlights the camera work.
I'd always heard about the twist in this movie, in fact I'd had it spoiled for me. Luckily, it still has a huge impact and changes the whole movie. It's surprising and comes out of nowhere, yet makes sense when you look at the clues hidden throughout the film.
The film has a ton of undertones and parody throughout that raises the movie above what it could've been.
CONS
I can't honestly think of any, at least any that ruin the movie in any way. Let's move on...
CONCLUSION
I love this movie, in fact, it's in my top 15 movies of all time. I was entranced by the film, it had me hooked from start to finish. I love the characters, the dialogue, the style, everything. If you haven't seen this gem of a movie yet, you owe it to yourself to experience this once in a life time movie. No wonder it came out in 1999, one of the best years in film history.
RATING
CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT!!!!
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