Her classic funnies likeOffice Spaceand, er, Im struggling here, help me out would you.Bruce Almighty?
Thats a terrible suggestion, why did I come to you for advice?
Then again, you have Paul Rudd.
A man whose every fibre is designed to make people laugh.
What he needs is a director who knows how to harness his most hilarious tendencies.
I have just the fellow.
The duo stumble into their jokes as the opening scene unfolds and there are few signs of rapport.
Each one inhabited by a member of the voluminous supporting cast.
From this point the comedy comes thick and fast.
The comedic tone is similar to Wains previous work, but not nearly as crude asRole Models.
It leans more on a jumble of semi-knowing nonsense that is full of hippy mumbo jumbo and macho strutting.
Theres a sort of comedy nihilism at work.
Nothing is too sacred to be joked about or serious enough to warrant satire that bites.
Wain is lucky to have Rudd.
An actor with a gift for remaining unflappably likeable.
Im not suggesting that every film must deliver a fully formed moral missive, least of all broad comedy.
Your location or philosophy doesnt really matter, so long as you are contented.
Its very egocentric, very American, but even that idea is delivered with the barest of convictions.
Rating:
3 out of 5
