A meek bank manager who cannot feel pain tries to rescue his kidnapped new love in Novocaine. Nathan Caine (Jack Quaid) is an assistant bank manager who lives a sheltered life, due to his congenital insensitivity to pain. Things begin to look up for Nathan when he is asked out by his co-worker Sherry (Amber…
Ted is a movie based on a gimmick, though it’s a quite funny gimmick. Most of the comedy in the film is dependent upon the fact that a bunch of lewd and adult acts are being perpetrated by a talking teddy bear. If it wasn’t for this gimmick, the film would end up just being your…
You could have called last year’s The Hangover a bit of a comeback film for Todd Philips, since it was his first true hit since Old School. I think it also raised expectations a bit for the follow-up. I can say that Due Date is a bit of a step-down from The Hangover in terms…
Cyrus is the first somewhat mainstream from the “mumblecore” duo of Jay and Mark Duplass. The film deals with a divorced man (John C. Reilly), who begins a relationship with a woman (Marisa Tomei) and has to deal with her overprotective (and somewhat sociopathic) son (Jonah Hill). Jonah Hill is mostly known for his loudmouth roles…
Over the years we’ve seen Will Ferrell play a soccer coach (Kicking and Screaming), Nascar Driver (Talladega Nights), and a figure-skater (Blades of Glory). Now, we get to see him as a basketball player. I will be first to say that this brand of Will Ferrell humour is starting to get old. While I did…
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