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There wasn't much good, if any, in this film. It was a sad excuse at
comedy, bank heist films, and just about everything else about it was
sad and obnoxious.
The acting was over-the-top and
laughable, especially from the three main leads: John Krasinki (who is
usually so great in the office), Andrew Keegan, and Lacey Chabert. Throw
in Dean Edwards, and you're just wasting celluloid.
That might be a little cruel, but it is. Nothing comes off convincing in
this film. Not the heist itself. Not the dramatic bits between actors
discussing the happenings in their world or even when they are sitting
in front of a television or when they are at a bar acting like fools
together. It's not convincing. And what's worse? Andrew Keegan should be
able to play a man in love with Lacey Chabert, but it all just comes off
as the same style of acting he tried to perfect back in 10 Things I Hate
About You: smoldering asshole. He's got asshole down, but it comes with
giant douche abilities these days.
Krasinki is laughable, especially in the last scene with the bandana and
the cigarette. Nothing about him exudes leading man, nothing about him
screams put the camera on me all the time, and this film just goes to
show that Leatherheads was not a mistake. He probably might never be a
leading man in Hollywood, and that's okay, so long as he sticks to The
Office.
The movie as a whole is one of those weird trying to be quirky and
kitschy, when in reality, it fails miserably. And what's worse, it
points to movies already better than it is in some of the opening scenes
when Krasinki attempts to watch films like Reservoir Dogs or Dog Day
Afternoon for inspiration. It doesn't work. It just fails. Miserably.
You may like this film if you're still holding onto a crush you had on
Andrew Keegan growing up, or if you currently suffer from John
Krasinki-itis. But it's doubtful. It takes what could be a great premise
and generally is (bank heist) and turns it into low budget sad sack
comedy fare that tries way too hard to be consequential and deep. That's
the summary. The final word is it's trying to be deep and you can see
through it a mile away.
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