Grind (2003)
Here’s another classic example of a movie that had the potential to be something more but is crippled by the notion that they have to do what everyone else is doing, for fear that they will...
Category: Comedy
Freaky Friday (2003)
Originally a book by Mary Rodgers later made into a popular 1976 movie with Jodie Foster, you’ve probably heard of Freaky Friday before and understand the concept. A quibbling mother and daughter trade personalities, with...
Bad Boys II (2003)
Although I am not a fan of any other Michael Bay mega-blockbusters, I did enjoy the original Bad Boys, mostly because it did manage to make me laugh quite a bit. Even so, I came...
Barton Fink (1991)
Barton Fink isn’t the first film about writer’s block, but it may be the best. Reportedly, the story was inspired by the difficulties of crafting Miller’s Crossing and with 20th Century Fox’s constant niggling about their script...
Van Wilder (2002)
For the purposes of this review, I chose to watch the unrated version of National Lampoon’s Van Wilder because it’s probably the version most people will opt to watch now that it’s on video. Boy,...
The Woman in Red (1984)
Gene Wilder plays Teddy Pierce, a married San Francisco businessman that fancies having a fling with a gorgeous model (LeBrock) he has had an infatuation with. Overcome with conflicting emotions of guilt and lust, he...
Corky Romano (2001)
One of the things we can always be thankful for is that most dumb comedies only last 90 minutes or less. You go into it knowing it’s going to be completely silly slapstick, but...
Manhattan (1979)
There may forever be arguments as to which film is Woody Allen’s best, with Annie Hall perhaps gaining the most attention. However, if the question were regarding which film most exemplified Woody Allen as a great...
Charlies Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
I’m not sure if there’s a need for debate as to whether the first Charlie’s Angels is better than the second, as film-making this superficial doesn’t really merit much thought or analysis, but I can...
Dumb & Dumber (1994)
The Farrelly brothers’first film seems to be their least eccentric, and that’s saying quite a bit. Dumb & Dumber is the kind of comedy you watch, not because you want to see a good movie,...