The slightly more productive one of the Farrelly brothers. If you want silly, jolly comedies that don't go too much off track with the drama, the Farrelly bros have you covered. Nothing too fancy or classy, but their work is pretty consistent and entertaining.
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Nothing too out of the ordinary, but a well-made drama by Peter Farrelly (which in fact is quite special). Even though the subject is rather heavy the film itself is very light-hearted. Mortensen and Ali are both solid, the bond between the two is amusing (though a touch unbelievable). A fun diversion, though far from great.
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For a few years now, the Farrelly brothers have also been doing solo projects, with varying levels of success. Ricky Stanicky is the type of film they'd use to make together, a lowbrow comedy with a little feel-good drama in the second half to even things off. A classic late 90s/early 00s US comedy in other words. When three kids get into a heap of trouble, to make up a fourth person and shift all the blame on him. Surprisingly, they get away with their scheme. Years later their imaginary friend is still taking the blame for them, but then comes the day when he has to come out of the shadow. And so they hire an actor. Cena and Macy are fun, the rest of the cast isn't all that comedy-friendly. The jokes are pretty basic, a little crude but never pushing the limit and the finale could've used a little extra spice. That said, there's still a dearth of comedies these days, so for that reason alone the film deserves a small bonus. A decent filler comedy.Read all
Remember when the Farrelly brothers still made comedies? Nowadays, it seems the comedy genre is all but dead, so Peter Farrelly transformed himself to direct mushy Hollywood feel-good drama with a message. Enter The Greatest Beer Run Ever, a pointless anecdote that takes us back to the Vietnam war. Chickie is wasting away his time while many of his palls are fighting the war in Vietnam. When he comes up with a plan to support them by taking them some local beers, nobody believed he'd go through with the plan. That just made Chickie more determined, and when he finds a boat that will ship him off to Vietnam, he jumps at the opportunity. Efron is pretty decent, but that's about it. The plot is dull, the runtime too long and the critical take on the Vietnam war is so by the numbers that you wonder why they even bothered. The film left a pretty bad taste in my mouth, but at least that's somewhat appropriate for a film about American beer.Read all