Friday, 27 September 2013

Movie 43 - Movie Review

Movie 43
Review by Liam Roach


Movie 43 is a Comedy sketch film which stars some of the biggest stars in Hollywood such as Kate Winslet and Hugh Jackman, and has a variety of different directors for each sketch, with their own vision comedy that they want to representation of what they think would entertain an audience of comedy fans or even fans of their variety of the biggest stars in Hollywood right now.

From my point of view, I would say that Movie 43 is one of the biggest disaster of a comedy film I’ve ever seen. It just attracts it audience through the big named actors who have attracted a mass audience throughout their acting career, but the audience are set to be let down through some of the actors performances, as they are trying to challenge themselves by starring in a genre of film that wouldn’t work for them, when they have backgrounds of action or drama films, which was able to give a majority of their actors the success they had.

Even though a majority of the actors in this film have shown a major downfall, there was one sketch in particular that I found quite funny, which starred Gerard Butler, Seann William Scott, Johnny Knoxville and Esti Ginzburg, which was called “Happy Birthday”, and was directed by Brett Ratner. The reason I felt that the scene worked and made the film slightly funny was that they’ve used actors who are used to being part of this genre, as you have Seann William Scott who is known for starring in the American Pie films, and Johnny Knoxville who is a part of the Jackass films and TV series. With this pairing, it makes the actors probably feel in their comfort zone, especially Johnny who is usually a part of practical comedy. But that pretty much the best entertainment that the film will provide for those watching the film.

I didn’t like how the film is set out, as it seems like they don’t have any real storyline to it and doesn’t have no real ending to it, as the clip they go back to is stupid and isn’t needed for the film. Also, it seems more suited to be put on TV, as their shows like Movie 43, except it wouldn’t last through one series as it lacks a lot of good quality comedy.
The one thing that mainly goes through my mind when watching this film is why these A-List stars would decide to be a part of this type of film, as even reading this script, they were still keen on doing this film, which can make fans wonder if the actors are going downhill or possibly trying to go in a different direction which could make their fans lose interest in them.

The only group of people who I would recommend Movie 43 to is those who enjoy stupid comedies which are random through its layout and so called “Storyline”. If you are into those sort of films, then I would say for you to go see it, but if you actually like a comedy that is good and makes sense, then I would recommend you to keep as far away from this film as you possibly can, as it’s the biggest waste of money that you could spent to watch a film.

I strongly believe that Movie 43 is one of the worst films that I’ve ever seen, and I believe that I was tricked into seeing this film through how entertaining the trailer actually is, which I hope the trailer doesn’t have the same affect on those who look at the trailer of the film, because you’ll be prepared to be let down watching this film, with it’s very few laughs for a comedy, except the sketch that I mentioned earlier. 

I would like to sum up this review saying how let down I felt watching these A-List celebrities giving themselves a bad reputation just through deciding to star in one film that is a lot of rubbish and doesn’t have any real point of been created as a film, as to be honest I could recreate that sort of films just by watching random videos on youtube of the most random videos that you wouldn’t expect to be shown on TV or Cinema, that’s how amateur the film is presented to the audience. If you are interested in seeing this film, even though I have rated this film so low, Movie 43 is out on DVD and Blu-Ray now.

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