Comedy

Comedy Movie Reviews

The Hangover Part 3

Director Todd Phillips Staring Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong & John Goodman Rated MA Score 3/6 In the aftermath of the death of Alan’s father, the wolfpack decide to take Alan to get treated for his mental issues. But things start to go wrong on the way to the hospital…

Wreck-it Ralph

Director Rich Moore Starring John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, Jack McBrayer, Jane Lynch & Alan Tudyk Rated PG Score 6/6 A video game villain wants to be a hero and sets out to fulfill his dream, but his quest brings havoc to the whole arcade where he lives. Okay, considering that I do not have…

Identity Thief

Director Seth Gordon Starring Jason Bateman, Melissa McCarthy Rated MA Score 1/6 Mild-mannered businessman Sandy Patterson travels from Denver to Miami to confront the deceptively harmless-looking woman who has been living it up after stealing Sandy’s identity. The best advice that I have if you are going to watch this movie, is to wait until…

Here Comes the Boom

Director Frank Coraci Starring Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler Rated M Score 3/6 A high school biology teacher looks to become a successful mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to prevent extra-curricular activities from being axed at his cash-strapped school. I’ll be honest I really did not expect much from Here…

God Bless America

Director Bobcat Goldthwait Starring Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr & Mackenzie Brooke Smith Rated MA Score 6/6 Loveless, jobless, possibly terminally ill, Frank has had enough of the downward spiral of America. With nothing left to lose, Frank takes his gun and offs the stupidest, cruelest, and most repellent members of society. He finds an…

Struck by Lightning

Director Brian Dannelly Staring Chris Colfer, Rebel Wilson, Christina Hendricks Rated M Score 5/6 A young man recounts the way he blackmailed his fellow classmates into contributing to his literary magazine. Chris Colfer has written the first watchable ‘teen comedy’ that I have seen in months and Struck by Lightning does not have an entire…

Safety not Guaranteed

Director Colin Trevorrow Staring Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass, Jake Johnson Rated M Score 4.5/6 Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel. For those of you who are interested Safety not guaranteed was inspired by a 1997 Backwoods Home Magazine…

I hope they serve beer in hell

Director Bob Gosse Staring Matt Czuchry, Geoff Stults, Jesse Bradford Rated MA Score 3.5/6 A guy tries to patch things up with his soon-to-be-married pal after botching things up at his bachelor party. To all of the women out there, if your man comes home from the friendly neighbourhood DVD store with I hope they…

Time After Time

Director Nicholas Meyer Starring Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen, David Warner Rated M Score 6/6 H.G. Wells pursues Jack the Ripper to the 20th Century when the serial murderer uses the future writer’s time machine to escape his time-period. Ok, for the record this one was suggested by the guy at the friendly neighbourhood DVD store.…

Hotel Transylvania

Director Genndy Tartakovsky Staring Adam Sandler, Kevin James and Andy Samberg Rating PG Score 3/6 Dracula, who operates a high-end resort away from the human world, goes into overprotective mode when a boy discovers the resort and falls for the count’s teen-aged daughter. Okay, I was struck with an uneasy feeling while watching this one.…