My favorite aspect of the show? Ari. What was lacking? A lot, but especially good Ari moments that had me rooting for him all the way in the show. I'll get back to that later, but first let's put things into perspective for the film as a whole.
Aspects which made the show bad and/or repetitive are also present in this film. Topping this list is E's on and off and on and off again relationship with Sloan - probably the most annoying aspect of the film. E's made out to be this loving, caring guy throughout the show since he wants to settle down with Sloan, but as stated by some pretty bad female characters in the movie (who are somehow right) that he is just another LA douchebag looking to make it with a lot of girls - he has sex with these two girls in one day, and both flings are totally void of emotion - one was unknowingly to E while he was on molly and Viagra simultaneously. Why am I talking about this? Because it is an annoying subplot which shouldn't have been part of the show, and angers me that it had to be part of the movie. It is drama which does not seem important in the grand scheme of things.
The movie feels like it is lacking the comedy and life of the show which I loved for 6 seasons. What it isn't lacking is sexual content - though it is not as obsessed with female nudity as Game of Thrones, Entourage just seems to feel the need to look at topless chicks because what the hell, it is a good marketing strategy for guys. While there isn't as much nudity as I was expecting, the movie still needs topless women for reasons which aren't really relevant to the story, like AT ALL.
Back to the lack of comedy - Turtle and Johnny Drama were a good comic relief duo in the show, especially when the entourage went to Sundance, but here they are split into their own subplots which a fifth grader could have written. Turtle screws up a thing he could have had with a female wrestler (I think?) and Johnny struggles to find fame and appreciation as always - another annoying subplot taken directly from the show. However, Drama gets a huge payoff in the end which I'm sure most fans of the show will be happy to see.
I was really upset that Ari's anger in this movie was minimal compared to the best scenes featuring Jeremy Piven in the TV series. You know something is wrong when the biggest laugh Ari evokes from the audience comes from him punching a picture instead of the both insightful and comedic rants he has in the show, whether the rant is directed at his therapist, Lloyd, or someone superior to him in his line of work. The best aspect of the show was written into the film without the Oscar potential Jeremy Piven's character could have easily had.
Discussing the film after with a friend helped me to realize I don't even think Vince is a good choice for the main character of the show. For me, this mainly has to deal with the fact that I don't think Grenier was hired to ACT much, but rather just to be a pretty face which the show could focus on as a believable movie star, and the same goes for his role in the movie.
The most disappointing thing about this film is that it ends abruptly and the audience asks "wait, THAT'S the last 20 minutes of the movie?" Spare yourself the movie, because you'll be asking yourself why didn't they fit more closure into all of the characters' stories at the end of the film. What a poorly adapted movie from a TV show so enveloped by the excitement of life in the entertainment business.
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