While this isn't a great movie, it's not a total stinker either. If you're in the right frame of mind (drunk, stoned, or skipping school/work) then you might just get a couple of cheap laughs out of it.
The movie is basically a mockumentary, and in some ways it brought to mind the superior "Fubar". Unfortunately, "Ham and Cheese" is nowhere near as entertaining as that movie, but it's not really a fair comparison, other than the fact that they're both Canadian mockumentaries that focus on dim-witted imbeciles.
Unlike "Fubar" however, the two main characters in this movie aren't very sympathetic. They're both actors trying to make it: one of them is a near-moronic slob who somehow gets the acting bug; the other is a misanthropic, creepy weirdo who thinks he's brilliant, talented, etc, but is really just a pathetic jerk.
The two characters have no ties to each other whatsoever, other than a brief scene where they meet by chance at an audition. This makes for a rather disjointed film as it essentially follows two completely separate characters through their trials and tribulations in the acting world.
In any event, there are a few laughs in this turkey, although I must admit that I've seen it three or four times and I only really laughed the first time. For me, most of the laughs came during the scenes where the fat moronic guy hooks up with an amateur theatre troupe; the scene where he shows up stoned to a commercial audition; and of course the scene where the misanthropic, talentless guy lands a small role on a drama series and blows about 20 takes of his only line, infuriating the director in the process.
This is pretty silly stuff, but it is Canadian, and I've seen far worse movies. You could do worse.
The movie is basically a mockumentary, and in some ways it brought to mind the superior "Fubar". Unfortunately, "Ham and Cheese" is nowhere near as entertaining as that movie, but it's not really a fair comparison, other than the fact that they're both Canadian mockumentaries that focus on dim-witted imbeciles.
Unlike "Fubar" however, the two main characters in this movie aren't very sympathetic. They're both actors trying to make it: one of them is a near-moronic slob who somehow gets the acting bug; the other is a misanthropic, creepy weirdo who thinks he's brilliant, talented, etc, but is really just a pathetic jerk.
The two characters have no ties to each other whatsoever, other than a brief scene where they meet by chance at an audition. This makes for a rather disjointed film as it essentially follows two completely separate characters through their trials and tribulations in the acting world.
In any event, there are a few laughs in this turkey, although I must admit that I've seen it three or four times and I only really laughed the first time. For me, most of the laughs came during the scenes where the fat moronic guy hooks up with an amateur theatre troupe; the scene where he shows up stoned to a commercial audition; and of course the scene where the misanthropic, talentless guy lands a small role on a drama series and blows about 20 takes of his only line, infuriating the director in the process.
This is pretty silly stuff, but it is Canadian, and I've seen far worse movies. You could do worse.