Yay! I had today off. Since I had the free time, I went to another movie: Hotrod
Story- The idea of a wannabe stunt man has a lot of potential humor in it already. Andy Samberg has a natural charisma as Rod Kimble that fits with this type of character. There are some over-the-top scenes where the joke has nothing to do with the story, but they does add some laughs. The story itself is pretty weak, but it's hard to have a good story and decent comedy at the same time *cough*
Character Development- Not bad. I say this because they left the character development to the lead, instead of trying to water down the rest of the cast by giving them filler-laden backgrounds that nobody cares about. Even Rod's history is only slightly mentioned, and consequently, less equals more in this department. People who are willing to pay money to see this movie aren't going to care what Rod's childhood was like.
Visuals- Outstanding stunt work. Some of the stunts in the move looked real and looked really painful.
Direction- Pretty good considering this is Akiva Schaffer's first big screen project. As he matures in tinsel town, his work will become more refined. I believe that since he's only really worked with SNL as a director, he feels that every moment needs to be filled with some kind of laughs to keep the audience interested. Since this movie has been a moderate success, I'm sure we'll see more from him.
Incidentally, I happened to be the only person in the theater during the movie. I guess I should have expected that considering that I watched the movie at 1:45pm on a Friday. Kind of a weird experience, especially since I was the only one laughing.
Just so everyone knows, I'm 6 beers into my 110 World Beer Tour at Old Chicago. I'll be getting my deck of cards tonight. Woot!
Peace,
Tony
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