** out of ****
This movie has its good moments and its bad moments, unfortunately there are more bad moments than there are good. The fist half is pretty funny. It is not especially well written, but it is enjoyable and the actors are fun to watch. Especially Dustin Hoffman. In the second half though, the actors become overly annoying and the filmmakers get weird on us. Social commentary is thrown into the mix, but whatever statement or comment they are trying to make is unknown to me, and perhaps to them, too. Overall, it's a movie weighed down by weak writing, mixed messages, and inconsistent characters.
This movie has its good moments and its bad moments, unfortunately there are more bad moments than there are good. The fist half is pretty funny. It is not especially well written, but it is enjoyable and the actors are fun to watch. Especially Dustin Hoffman. In the second half though, the actors become overly annoying and the filmmakers get weird on us. Social commentary is thrown into the mix, but whatever statement or comment they are trying to make is unknown to me, and perhaps to them, too. Overall, it's a movie weighed down by weak writing, mixed messages, and inconsistent characters.