....and having actually lived through the time period covered in this movie, plus being knowledgeable music buffs and avowed John C. Reilly fans, my wife and I thought we would be smack in the forefront of this flick's target audience after being tantalized by the preview.
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There were certainly some funny parts, but much, much more that I, indeed we, just didn't find funny at all.
We noted the satire about and the homage paid to the artists and those times, but it wasn't enough to win us over.
"The Banger Sisters" entertained us a lot more.
Perhaps, the screenwriters were so much younger than us that our viewpoints varied significantly due to that age difference, because we found this movie disappointing.
Possibly, younger moviegoers could like it better, if they have sufficient interest in the history of Rock and Roll and are also avid John C. Reilly fans.
However, that would seem to project as a fairly limited audience to depend upon.
I thought Steve Martin's "The Jerk," which I was reminded of stylistically and to a lesser degree thematically, was much funnier, cleverer and more entertaining.
John C. Reilly is an actor whom I enjoy in his dramatic and comedic roles, but here the concept and script he had to work with was IMHO simply lacking.
For me, Reilly made it watchable, but not recommendable except to his very staunchest fans.
My wife and I were both underwhelmed.
The Link
There were certainly some funny parts, but much, much more that I, indeed we, just didn't find funny at all.
We noted the satire about and the homage paid to the artists and those times, but it wasn't enough to win us over.
"The Banger Sisters" entertained us a lot more.
Perhaps, the screenwriters were so much younger than us that our viewpoints varied significantly due to that age difference, because we found this movie disappointing.
Possibly, younger moviegoers could like it better, if they have sufficient interest in the history of Rock and Roll and are also avid John C. Reilly fans.
However, that would seem to project as a fairly limited audience to depend upon.
I thought Steve Martin's "The Jerk," which I was reminded of stylistically and to a lesser degree thematically, was much funnier, cleverer and more entertaining.
John C. Reilly is an actor whom I enjoy in his dramatic and comedic roles, but here the concept and script he had to work with was IMHO simply lacking.
For me, Reilly made it watchable, but not recommendable except to his very staunchest fans.
My wife and I were both underwhelmed.
