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Movie Review: How To Lose Friends And Alienate People
Over the years the cinema has given us plenty of bumbling idiots on the big screen but arguably none are ever as likeable as the ones played by Simon Pegg. Returning this week in How to Lose Friends And Alienate People, Pegg, riding high on his popularity, plays the pretentious tit Sidney Young who manages to get a job at a prestigious New York magazine. It’s like The Devil Wears Prada but with transvestites! With a recent surge of great comedies, this effort is disappointingly neither consistently hilarious or has anything new to say. Pegg is a likeable lead but presents the character as a more of a loveable idiot who never really irritates, even those within the film. His characters charm instantly sets you into a light hearted predictable romp while although entertaining in its own way, is also somewhat a letdown.
Over the years the cinema has given us plenty of bumbling idiots on the big screen but arguably none are ever as likeable as the ones played by Simon Pegg. Returning this week in How to Lose Friends And Alienate People, Pegg, riding high on his popularity, plays the pretentious tit Sidney Young who manages to get a job at a prestigious New York magazine. It’s like The Devil Wears Prada but with transvestites! With a recent surge of great comedies, this effort is disappointingly neither consistently hilarious or has anything new to say. Pegg is a likeable lead but presents the character as a more of a loveable idiot who never really irritates, even those within the film. His characters charm instantly sets you into a light hearted predictable romp while although entertaining in its own way, is also somewhat a letdown.
Mike Myers is an Inglorious Bastard…And He Isn’t Funny
Mike Myers has gone from a childhood hero of hecklerspray to being one of the worst 'comedians' on this planet we call Earth. So what does any actor do when they realise their popularity is at an all-time low - even lower than it was when nobody even knew who Mike Myers was? That's right - they sign up for a role in a Quentin Tarantino movie. Works every time. So it comes as no surprise that Wayne Campbell has joined the increasing ranks for Tarantino's newest hype-machine, Inglorious Bastards. It's a war film and it's by Quentin Tarantino, so expect it to be quite insane and bring about countless complaints from idiots, while other idiots just talk as if it's the greatest film that's ever happened. When it's clear to anyone with sense that it isn't offensive, it is good, but it isn't the second coming. It's the Tarantino formula.
Mike Myers has gone from a childhood hero of hecklerspray to being one of the worst 'comedians' on this planet we call Earth. So what does any actor do when they realise their popularity is at an all-time low - even lower than it was when nobody even knew who Mike Myers was? That's right - they sign up for a role in a Quentin Tarantino movie. Works every time. So it comes as no surprise that Wayne Campbell has joined the increasing ranks for Tarantino's newest hype-machine, Inglorious Bastards. It's a war film and it's by Quentin Tarantino, so expect it to be quite insane and bring about countless complaints from idiots, while other idiots just talk as if it's the greatest film that's ever happened. When it's clear to anyone with sense that it isn't offensive, it is good, but it isn't the second coming. It's the Tarantino formula.
