With comedy -- quit ably demonstrated in Albert Brooks's "Search..." movie -- enjoyment is directly dependent upon the observer's frames of references. Most of the things one finds funniest in life are inside jokes that would be funny to few other people outside the circle. I believe this simple truth to those of us with much world experience sometimes eludes the Nintendo generation viewers who tend to dominate these message board.
For those of us with a sense of history and understand the films' reference points, this was a lovingly crafted, superbly directed, and superbly acted comedy. Zellweger was amazing! Clooney and Pryce were perfect. And Krakinski (a newcomer to me since I had never seen the office) was just fine. Stephen Root was hilarious in his bits, and Randy Newman's cameo as the piano player was hilarious. If one wishes to nitpick, I think the actor playing the commissioner threw away his best lines and lacked the grandiosity the part required, but this is a small objection indeed.
Kudos to Clooney for putting the love and effort into a very well-crafted and enjoyable comedy for those of us with patience and who understand the reference points.
For those of us with a sense of history and understand the films' reference points, this was a lovingly crafted, superbly directed, and superbly acted comedy. Zellweger was amazing! Clooney and Pryce were perfect. And Krakinski (a newcomer to me since I had never seen the office) was just fine. Stephen Root was hilarious in his bits, and Randy Newman's cameo as the piano player was hilarious. If one wishes to nitpick, I think the actor playing the commissioner threw away his best lines and lacked the grandiosity the part required, but this is a small objection indeed.
Kudos to Clooney for putting the love and effort into a very well-crafted and enjoyable comedy for those of us with patience and who understand the reference points.
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