Comedy

Comedy Movie Reviews

Hit & Run

Directors David Palmer & Dax Shepard Starring Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell and Bradley Cooper Rated MA Score 5/6 A former getaway driver abandons his Witness Protection Program identity in order to help his girlfriend get a job interview in Los Angeles. His former crew, his ex-girlfriend and the inept United States Marshal assigned to him…

The Baytown Outlaws

Director Barry Battles Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Eva Longoria and Thomas Brodie-Sangster Rated MA Score 5/6 When three redneck brothers agree to help a woman save her son from an abusive father, they become targets on the run from an odd cast of characters. It was a shame that 1970’s feel of the original trailer…

In The Army Now

Director Daniel Petrie Jr. Staring Pauly Shore, Lori Petty and Andy Dick Rated PG Score 3/6 Two misguided youths join the reserves to make some money for their entrepreneurial dreams. No sooner than they finish basic training are they called up to do their part to save the free world. In the Army Now was…

Tower Heist

Director Brett Ratner Starring Eddie Murphy, Ben Stiller, Gabourey Sidibe, Matthew Broderick and Casey Affleck Rated M Score 2.5/6 When a group of hard working guys find out they’ve fallen victim to a wealthy business man’s Ponzi scheme, they conspire to rob his high-rise residence. Tower Heist came across being a little darker in places…

Bending the Rules

Director Artie Mandelberg Starring Adam Copeland, Jamie Kennedy and Kate Adair Rated PG Score 2/6 A district attorney is determined to take down a corrupt New Orleans cop. This really was not a very impressive movie, and it left me wondering why I continue to watch films released by WWE Films when I know the…

A very Harold & Kumar Christmas

Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson Staring Kal Penn, John Cho and Neil Patrick Harris Rated MA Score 3.5/6 Six years after their Guantanamo Bay adventure, stoner buds Harold Lee and Kumar Patel cause a holiday fracas by inadvertently burning down Harold’s father-in-law’s prize Christmas tree. Well, it’s that time of year so I suppose it was…

Pitch Perfect

Director Jason Moore Staring Anna Kendrick, Brittany Snow and Rebel Wilson Rated M Score 3/6 Beca, a freshman at Barden University, is cajoled into joining The Bellas, her school’s all-girls singing group. Injecting some much needed energy into their repertoire, The Bellas take on their male rivals in a campus competition. All right, I am…

High School

Director John Stalberg Starring Matt Bush, Sean Marquette and Adrien Brody Rated MA Score 4.5/6 A high school valedictorian who gets baked with the local stoner finds himself the subject of a drug test. The situation causes him to concoct an ambitious plan to get his entire graduating class to face the same fate, and…

The Change Up

Directed by David Dobkin Staring Jason Bateman, Ryan Reynolds and Olivia Wilde Rated MA Score 2/6 Dave is a married man with two kids and a loving wife , and Mitch is a single man who is at the prime of his sexual life. One fateful night while Mitch and Dave are peeing in a…

The Pirates! Band of Misfits

Directors Peter Lord & Jeff Newitt Staring Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek, Jeremy Piven, David Tennant & Imelda Staunton Rated G Score 4.5/6 Pirate Captain sets out on a mission to defeat his rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz for the Pirate of the year Award. The quest takes Captain and his crew from the shores…