BlackRoseShelli

I wish I would have seen this before Robin died. I think a lot of my feelings about this movie were colored by his untimely death. I tried very hard to watch it with an open mind, looking at it from the perspective that he was still alive. I failed miserably.

The concept of the movie was an interesting take on an old question: what would you do if you knew you only had so much time to live? This put a whole new spin on the question, but the outcome was relatively the same.

The cast was an unusual choice, in my opinion. Robin Williams was well known for being able to play a wide array of characters, from the brilliantly funny to the downright broken. This character was oddly complex. But again, maybe that's just me reading into it because of Robin's death.

Ironically, one of the funniest scenes in the movie is the last scene, in which Robin's character is absent. In all, it was a fairly good movie that made me laugh and cry, and not necessarily at the points where you're supposed to laugh or cry. And it really made me miss the genius actor even more.

A shockingly good story! When I first sat down to watch this, I knew nothing about it. I'd never heard of it before Netflix suggested it to me. The first few minutes were really bad. The actors were unknowns, and quite frankly, their acting was pretty bad. I figured I'd give it a few more minutes to see if it improved any, and if not, I was going to shut it off. An hour later, I'd completely forgotten about turning it off. I was engrossed. The acting wasn't any better, but the story was amazing. Yes, I figured out the ending, and usually that irritates me, but this time it added to the story. It was as if Tyler Perry wanted the audience to know what was coming. I gave this 8/10 stars, despite the bad acting, just on the basis of the story itself.

First, let me start off by saying that I had no intention of actually watching this movie any time soon, but the opportunity fell into my lap, and my curiosity got the better of me. Once I made the decision to watch it, I was hoping that I'd like it. I didn't hate it, but "like" might be a little too generous.

It was a stupid comedy that tried very hard to get laughs, but failed miserably. I didn't laugh once during the entire thing. I snickered a couple of times, and snorted a time or two, but there was no genuine laughter.

The first half of it, I was annoyed more than anything. Franco's character was so over-the-top stupid, I was amazed when he said anything remotely intelligent. Rogen's character was at least moderately intelligent and likable.

The plot was as ridiculous as they come. Not one minute of it was the least bit believable. Part of what makes something funny is that you can imagine it really happening. There's just no way to imagine any part of this plot actually happening. Unless you count Kim Jong Un being manipulative and duping a visiting American (because that apparently did really happen to Dennis Rodman). In fact, in some ways, this felt more like a parody of Rodman's ties to Kim Jong Un than an original plot.

Overall, I felt embarrassed for the entire cast. Mostly for Seth Rogen, but also for James Franco, and even for Eminem.

That said, I could see no reason for Kim Jong Un to get his panties in a twist over this. Yes, it was irreverent, but in no way was it anything even remotely worth getting upset over. Maybe he should actually watch it to see how incredibly stupid it was for himself.