Better wait for year two

Storyline

An ‘enchanted’ story about two hunter, gatherer’s attempts to rescue the women they love, during the year 1 A.D . . .  *insert loud power heave here.

The Cast

Jack Black.  Michael Cera.  Oliver Platt. David Cross.  Hank Azaria.  Bill Hader . . . the list goes on and on.  Okay, Jack Black—you either love him or hate him, right?  Michael Cera—the same.  Oliver Platt: who can hate Oliver Platt?  I mean, c’mon people.  He’s practically a substitute God when one’s on vacation or goes in for surgery.  And Bill Hader? Why hasn’t a statue been erected of him at our nation’s capitol or a new designer narcotic named after him to be passed out at Floyd concerts?  “Dude, pass the Hader, man!  Right-right.  Sorry… It’s just once you hit the Hader, nothing else matters. I know what you mean, bro.  I know what you mean…”  Anyhoo, back to reality since my Hader just wore off . . . the cast just didn’t have any dialogue to work with.  They did what they could, but this should have been seen a mile away before shooting.  

The Good, Bad and Indifferent

Again, it’s like going to a reunion: you see all your old buds.  You stay in good cheer waiting to see or hear something to really catch your attention, but it never happens.  You leave knowing, “hey, at least I saw Jack Black and didn’t get suckered into seeing, “Jackasses of Christmas Past” …or something like that, but you just blew some hard earned cash that could of scored you that new kittens floating in bubbles screen saver or three-degree burns chewing gum you wanted to so badly give to your father-in-law on the fourth – damn!  Poor dialogue and weak story arc will crush a movie anytime, especially with predictable comedic cast-typing.  Pretty much wrecked Chevy Chase’s career.

The Bottom Line

Wait until they figure something out for the sequel – if there is one.  The film was made for around $75M, dollars, if you can believe that.

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