Welcome back everybody!
I'm back from a pretty cool thanksgiving get-together with the family. turkey, and games, and random shenanigans.
I also just walked out of the Vince Vaughn movie Delivery Man, a remake of the movie Starbuck, by the same director. with the exact same story. now I haven't seen Starbuck, but I'll make a point of watching it soon so I can do a comparison review. anyway, Review time!
Pros:
Vince Vaughn is a likable guy. not saying he's a great actor, but he's likable. He basically plays the same character he always plays but this time he added a bit of humanity to himself as the movie went on. He's one of the few actors nowadays that could play this role and not over act.
The overall story is interesting. The idea of all of a sudden having 533 kids in a matter of a couple days is a pretty good set up, and the movie generally uses that set up to good effect. Starbuck starts to get to know the kids (the 4 attractive ones of course) and becomes more fatherly. it's a decent idea, and it plays out well.
I personally liked that there wasn't a big explosion scene, he never gets hounded by the press or the kids. the movie avoids that kind of cliche, which i was thankful for.
The kids were decently cast. a personal favorite is Britt Robertson, yet I can only think of her as Angie from Under the Dome.
I'm also happy it never went the Oldboy route.
Cons:
Overall the movie felt like a retelling of a story. it didn't quite have the heart it needed to be a great film. I enjoyed it, but it left no lasting punch. Vaughn was his normal self, cobie smulders played a subdued Robin, no real stretch there. It just felt like the director decided to remake his own movie with a more widely known cast and rerelease it instead of pushing his earlier movie out.
Somehow I completely missed why he owed 100,000 Dollars. That whole storyline felt added in to give some tension. I vaguely remembered him mentioning a ponzi scheme but don't you think a storyline like that needs more explanation than just a throwaway line of dialogue?
I also really wanted him to just admit who he was. I mean there's really no reason for him not to. yeah he'll get laughed at for a bit, but have him say why he did it and everyone would understand.
The whole money aspect was poorly written, the 80,000/100,000 debt, the random bag of money he gets at the end, the settlement, all that stuff. it felt unneeded and just there to add reason to him not to tell anyone.
Comparisons:
Starbuck. Wait for my review to get a good comparison.
FINAL VERDICT: 60
Fun film, decent Idea, lazy and a rehash.
So that's done. I'll complete a couple of top 10's I'm working on. Till it be morrow! or, later!
I'm back from a pretty cool thanksgiving get-together with the family. turkey, and games, and random shenanigans.
I also just walked out of the Vince Vaughn movie Delivery Man, a remake of the movie Starbuck, by the same director. with the exact same story. now I haven't seen Starbuck, but I'll make a point of watching it soon so I can do a comparison review. anyway, Review time!
MOVIE REVIEW: Delivery Man
Vince Vaughn is a likable guy. not saying he's a great actor, but he's likable. He basically plays the same character he always plays but this time he added a bit of humanity to himself as the movie went on. He's one of the few actors nowadays that could play this role and not over act.
The overall story is interesting. The idea of all of a sudden having 533 kids in a matter of a couple days is a pretty good set up, and the movie generally uses that set up to good effect. Starbuck starts to get to know the kids (the 4 attractive ones of course) and becomes more fatherly. it's a decent idea, and it plays out well.
I personally liked that there wasn't a big explosion scene, he never gets hounded by the press or the kids. the movie avoids that kind of cliche, which i was thankful for.
The kids were decently cast. a personal favorite is Britt Robertson, yet I can only think of her as Angie from Under the Dome.
I'm also happy it never went the Oldboy route.
Cons:
Overall the movie felt like a retelling of a story. it didn't quite have the heart it needed to be a great film. I enjoyed it, but it left no lasting punch. Vaughn was his normal self, cobie smulders played a subdued Robin, no real stretch there. It just felt like the director decided to remake his own movie with a more widely known cast and rerelease it instead of pushing his earlier movie out.
Somehow I completely missed why he owed 100,000 Dollars. That whole storyline felt added in to give some tension. I vaguely remembered him mentioning a ponzi scheme but don't you think a storyline like that needs more explanation than just a throwaway line of dialogue?
I also really wanted him to just admit who he was. I mean there's really no reason for him not to. yeah he'll get laughed at for a bit, but have him say why he did it and everyone would understand.
The whole money aspect was poorly written, the 80,000/100,000 debt, the random bag of money he gets at the end, the settlement, all that stuff. it felt unneeded and just there to add reason to him not to tell anyone.
Comparisons:
Starbuck. Wait for my review to get a good comparison.
FINAL VERDICT: 60
Fun film, decent Idea, lazy and a rehash.
So that's done. I'll complete a couple of top 10's I'm working on. Till it be morrow! or, later!
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