If one were to be overly critical, you might say that this borrows
various elements from many of the productions mentioned above and throws them
together into this. While there are several sequences that have definitely occurred
in other television shows and films, they are modified enough to come off as
original to this story. It does combine two subgenres of comedy together with
the buddy comedy and also the romantic comedy. The romantic subplot is very
minor compared to the themes of growing up and finding a balance between
friends once they’ve all gotten married and graduated into adulthood. In many
ways, you could almost refer to this picture as the male version of Bridesmaids. Even with being able to draw
comparisons to other productions, there is more than enough hilarious dialogue
and ridiculous antics in this that should make you laugh.
The huge cast of actors and comedians that appear in this is
outstanding and it is one of the movies main draws, with them showing up in
either a major supporting role or just a minor appearance. All of the
performances are good, with most of the actors getting at least one decent
piece of dialogue or some type of funny moment. It stars Chris D’Elia (Undateable and Whitney) in the archetypal role of the man looking to change and
while he’s not as outlandish as the rest of the characters, he does an
admirable job in the role. Rounding out his main group of buddies is Skylar Astin
(Pitch Perfect), Bryan Greenberg (Bride Wars), Brett Gelman (Married), and Eric Andre (The Eric Andre Show). Gelman is a
comedic stud and absolutely steals the show in the scenes when he is totally
bonkers. I look forward to seeing anything that he makes an appearance in.
It also includes Hannah Simone (New Girl), Hillary Duff, Jamie Chung (The Hangover II), Kumail Nanjiani (Silicon Valley), Melissa Rauch (The
Big Bang Theory), Hannibal Buress (The
Eric Andre Show), Timothy Simons (Veep),
Ray Liotta, Jeffrey Ross, and Marc Maron. Rauch is great in her role, taking on
a character that is the polar opposite of the one she plays on The Big Bang
Theory. Simons is totally insane and funny as a broker that is almost
reminiscent of Christian Bale in American
Psycho. And what needs to be said about Ray Liotta, except that it’s always
a joy to watch his psychotic intensity in a comedy. Jeffrey Ross’s role may not
win him an Oscar, but it will be etched in your brain forever.
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If you are a fan of any of these actors or wacky and absurd adult comedies, then you should enjoy this rather fun indie comedy.
Pass on this indie comedy review.
-RV