Director: Jay Roach Starring: Will Ferrell, Zack Galifianakis, Jason Sudeikis, Dylan McDermott, John Lithgow, Dan Aykroyd. Written by: Chris Henchy and Shawn Harwell. Running Time: 85 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 28th September 2012 It’s election year in the USA again and with every election comes a movie about an election, or the election, or…
Tag: comedy
Hope Springs
Director: David Finkel Starring: Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, Jean Smart, Ben Rappaport. Written by Vanessa Taylor Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th September 2012 It’s not often that I go to see a film and genuinely blush. This has all change since seeing the romantic comedy Hope Springs and…
The Watch
Director: Akiva Schiffer Starring: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade, Rosemarie DeWitt, Will Forte. Written by: Seth Rogan, Evan Goldberg and Jared Stern Running Time: 102 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 29th August 2012 Here’s a note of thumb. When making a comedy, try to make it original and more importantly, try to…
Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie
Directors: Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim Starring: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Ray Wise, Robert Loggia. Written by: Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, Jonathan Krisel, Doug Lussenhop, Jon Mugar. Running Time: 93 minutes Cert: N/A Release date: 23rd August 2012 Not many things shock me or repulse me. I think over my…
The Three Stooges
Directors: Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly Starring: Sean Haynes, Chris Diamantopoulos, Will Sasso, Jane Lynch, Larry David. Written by: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly and Mike Cerrone. Running Time: 92 mins Cert: PG Release date: 22nd August 2012 The Three Stooges came at a time when screen comics were king. The Marx Brothers had their mix of the…
Brave
Directors: Mark Andrew, Brenda Chapman and Steve Purcell. Voices: Kelly MacDonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson. Written by: Mark Andrew, Steve Purcell, Irene Mecchi and (also story) Brenda Chapman. Running Time: 100 mins Cert: PG Release date: 13th August 2012 Those of you who read my reviews on…
Ted
Director: Seth McFarlane Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Seth McFarlane, Joel McHale, Giovanni Ribisi Written by: (and story) Seth McFarlane, Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. Running Time: 106 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 1st August 2012 He’s cute. He’s cuddly. And he has the foulest-mouth you will ever hear. He’s Ted, Seth McFarlane’s latest creation…
Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World
Director: Lorene Scafaria Starring: Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Melanie Lynskey, Adam Brody Written by: Lorene Scafaria Running Time: 101 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 13th July 2012 As ideas go, Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World may not be the most original: it’s the end of the world…what do we do? But…
Ice Age 4: Continental Drift
Directors: Steve Martino and Mike Thurmeier Voices: Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Peter Dinklage, Jennifer Lopez, Queen Latifah. Written by: Michael Berg and Jason Fuchs. Running Time: 94 mins Cert: U Release date: 13th July 2012 It’s been 10 years since the first Ice Age graced our screens. A perfectly nice, funny animation about…
Magic Mike
Director: Steven Soderbergh Starring: Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, Matthew McConaughey, Cody Horn, Olivia Munn. Written by: Reid Carolin Running Time: 110 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 13th July 2012 I have to be honest with you, I went into Magic Mike with very low expectations indeed. My least favourite actor, Canning Tatum, in a film…
Friends With Kids
Director: Jennifer Westfeldt Starring: Jennifer Westfeldt, Adam Scott, Kristen Wiig, Jon Hamm, Maya Rudolph, Chris O’Dowd, Megan Fox, Edward Burns. Written by: Jennifer Westfeldt Running Time: 107 mins Cert 15 Release date: 29th June 2012 In 2001, writer/actress Jennifer Westfeldt gave us a delightfully charming romantic comedy with a twist about a woman failing in relationships who decides…
The Five-Year Engagement
Director: Nicholas Stroller Starring: Jason Segal, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie, Rhys Ifans. Written by: Jason Segal and Nicholas Stroller Running time: 124 mins Cert: 15 Release date: 22nd June 2012 The last time actor Jason Segal worked with director Nicholas Stoller, they gave us the enormously enjoyable Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The co-writing duo…
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