hardcorepuppy
One of those movies you should watch before you die, in saying that only if you love to laugh your fricken arse off. Full of amazing lines that you will use in your real life. WATCH IT NOW!!!
tangreat-bk
The real mystery is how Adam Mckay went from Step Brothers to The Big Short.This movie has large chunks where it's uproaringly funny and large chunks where it's just mediocre. It is the kind of movie you want to watch when you are tired and just wanna layback and watch without thinking much.It is mean too. But thankfully it is largely in service of comedy. It rests sqaurely on the shoulders of it's leads Will Ferell and John C Reilly. They are comedic veterans this is another showcase of their talent. The ending was kind of a bummer. All the plot threads are tied up too neatly .It's the kind of uplifing end that the movie doesn't deserve and nor does it work for.
TheFilmSavvy
The general description of the movie and plot can be read under the film. I will say it has it's funny moments and moments we are not so sure and plenty of,"Why the F@#& am I watching this?". It's a movie I wouldn't own to watch again and again. I haven't watched the film while being high. But I was told it's even funnier if you do, so I wouldn't know. So with that being said...this film is a hit or miss and all depends on if you like crude humor and find almost anything funny.
daycharlie
So I have seen this film many times over the years from the first time I watched it with my dad I must have seen it roughly 100-150 times in the last 9 years and I can tell you it has aged well. The film is one of my all time favorites and it has me in stitches every time I watch. This type of comedy relies on just childish stupidity and naivety in 40-year-olds and is so ironic it is just so hilarious. The way Will Ferrell and Adam Mckay made this film it keeps you constantly laughing through out and just keeps the jokes coming. There are none of the long pauses to add context to the story, whilst keeping the context of the story with many short and unbearably hilarious breaks from the main skits. This is one of the reasons the film is always laughable and cannot be beaten in my book. Through out the main sequences, the use of ironic humour is constant and even though at some points slightly over used it is inescapable and funny as hell. This is due to a number of awkward scenes, such as when the entire family are eating dinner for the first time and the two go back and forth with immature and petty insults like "I remember when I had my first beer". this line said at dinner whilst Will (Brennan) is sipping on blue gator aid like a small child and then when met with a retaliation from John (Dale) proceeds to wail and cry. That is just one example of the Immature and hilarious moments in this film and give the audience an easy laugh by making them feel superior to the morons on screen. This, I believe is why the film has been so successful and why it is a classic, in my opinion, this is one of the best comedy films ever. I would write more, but this is my first review and I wanted to keep it rather short and concise. If you haven't seen the film I highly suggest it and if you have, watch it again. thanks for reading hope you enjoyed it. C_S_S_D