Ronnie Barnhardt: Are you all right?
Brandi: Physically yes, but psychologically? No!
After seeing this movie, yeah, I’m a little psychologically scarred too. For those of you expecting another Paul Blart Mall Cop, uh, no, not quite, far from it. Yes there are plenty of similarities in the story, the setting, and the characters, but there is a world of difference in the content. Paul Blart with its PG rating is Sesame Street next to this envelope pushing R rated flick. This one is more serious and more violent with abundant drug use, dysfunctional and degenerate characters, and it is just simply all around messed up. I mean really, just forget the norm because this one is really off the wall. It will make you laugh and it will make you say “did I just see/hear that?”. There are a few moments that your jaw will drop. All in all though, I was expecting a little more out of this picture.
One of the stronger aspects of this movie is the cast. It is much better built than the Paul Blart version. Seth Rogen leads the way with a sharp performance, arguably one of his best. He has been pretty busy lately but he was still able to deliver the main reason this movie would be worth watching. If you are a fan of his, you will most probably like this movie. He is very well complimented by Anna Faris as once again she delivers a strong comical piece. These two were perfectly cast for these roles. So was Ray Liotta who plays a detective. He seemed ever so slightly out of place for a comedy of this type, but regardless, he was very good with his role. Michael Pena was one of the bigger surprises with the freakish character he played. He was so freaky that it was actually disturbing. Along with the content of this movie being strongly R rated, so was the dialogue. I’ll admit, the use of foul language can be funny and in this film there are a few instances where it is. There is an entire F U battle between Seth’s character and one of the mall employees that is one for the ages. But I mention this as a warning to not take this R rated film lightly, especially in regards to children. Did I mention that there is an entire scene with an excess of male full frontal nudity? And I thought Watchmen was a fluke. I don’t know but I would guess that this is all thanks to Borat. Writer and Director Jody Hill has directed only one other movie before this one and even though you might ask yourself during the movie “what’s the point?”, you will see the artistic talent and potential of Mr. Hill. This movie is not for everyone . . . you’ve got to be a fan of this weird kind of humor. So if you are, go for it!
Review By Cine Marcos
