Not a great film but if you want a film that you can half watch while chatting with friends and getting drunk, this would be the kind of film that might offer enough amusement while not being very deep.
John Cena seems to be making a concerted effort to become a comedic actor and while he’s kind of funny he doesn't have the physical appearance of a comedic actor so there is something odd about him. He clearly tries to use his appearance and history within his comedic performances, such as playing weak in situations where you would expect him to be the “alpha” male. He’s kind of good and is clearly willing to do pretty much anything for a laugh (as this film puts to the testnseveral times) but there tends to be something about his performance that makes him look like he’s trying a little too hard. Maybe he just needs a better script and director.
Does anybody know if he has any top shelf comedies and why it’s so good?
Apart from Cena, William H Macy is quite good. In moments where he could easily overplay the action he manages to make it all seem so genuine and real. Macy being the typical type of deadpan comic actor who looks a bit funny to start with.
As an Australian I could help but notice that this film was obviously shot here. With so many local comedians, soap opera actors and a prominent journalist making appearances + Nathan Jones who has appeared in many big films.
The journalist is Stan Grant who is very poorly lit in many shots. Stan is an indigenous Australian and he has a unique complexion that comes out looking very patchy in many scenes. It seems like the lighting team have set ideas on how to light certain shades of skin and can't recognise when it just ain't working. He looks good in some shots and bloody awful in others.
The Australian connection is also shown in an inexplicable moment when a character enters a room with his hat pinned up on one side (like Crocodile Dundee I guess) and digeridoo music is playing. This is not explained in any way makes no sense even as a joke.
Famous Soap opera actress Debra Larence plays one of the friends mother. She played Pippa on Home and Away for decades. That show has birthed a few big name Hollywood celebrities but seeing her in a different role is unusual but she played it well.
The tech guy is played by comedian Ryan Shelton who was probably quite happy to score such a big (for him) role.
There were a few other Austrailans some I only knew were Aussies by their accents.
If they made a buddy film with Cena and Macy, that could be interesting. They offer the most interest here and the moments when they interact were some of the most enjoyable parts of the film.
Review by Jacob PaintBlockedParent2024-04-19T07:12:53Z
Not a great film but if you want a film that you can half watch while chatting with friends and getting drunk, this would be the kind of film that might offer enough amusement while not being very deep.
John Cena seems to be making a concerted effort to become a comedic actor and while he’s kind of funny he doesn't have the physical appearance of a comedic actor so there is something odd about him. He clearly tries to use his appearance and history within his comedic performances, such as playing weak in situations where you would expect him to be the “alpha” male. He’s kind of good and is clearly willing to do pretty much anything for a laugh (as this film puts to the testnseveral times) but there tends to be something about his performance that makes him look like he’s trying a little too hard. Maybe he just needs a better script and director.
Does anybody know if he has any top shelf comedies and why it’s so good?
Apart from Cena, William H Macy is quite good. In moments where he could easily overplay the action he manages to make it all seem so genuine and real. Macy being the typical type of deadpan comic actor who looks a bit funny to start with.
As an Australian I could help but notice that this film was obviously shot here. With so many local comedians, soap opera actors and a prominent journalist making appearances + Nathan Jones who has appeared in many big films.
The journalist is Stan Grant who is very poorly lit in many shots. Stan is an indigenous Australian and he has a unique complexion that comes out looking very patchy in many scenes. It seems like the lighting team have set ideas on how to light certain shades of skin and can't recognise when it just ain't working. He looks good in some shots and bloody awful in others.
The Australian connection is also shown in an inexplicable moment when a character enters a room with his hat pinned up on one side (like Crocodile Dundee I guess) and digeridoo music is playing. This is not explained in any way makes no sense even as a joke.
Famous Soap opera actress Debra Larence plays one of the friends mother. She played Pippa on Home and Away for decades. That show has birthed a few big name Hollywood celebrities but seeing her in a different role is unusual but she played it well.
The tech guy is played by comedian Ryan Shelton who was probably quite happy to score such a big (for him) role.
There were a few other Austrailans some I only knew were Aussies by their accents.
If they made a buddy film with Cena and Macy, that could be interesting. They offer the most interest here and the moments when they interact were some of the most enjoyable parts of the film.