Let's Go To Prison
I know I may get some flack for this one. When this movie was released into theaters a while back, I remember reading more than a handful of reviews giving it a terrible appraisal. So, disappointed, I dismissed it and never caught it.
However, based upon a positive personal review (my brother and his girlfriend Hannah) and the fact that Best Buy had it on sale for 7 bucks, I decided I should just go ahead and see it. And, well, it wasn't all that bad. It was actually pretty funny.
The script was written by Ben Garant, Tom Lennon and Michael Patrick Jann, three names I trust ("Reno 911," "MTV's The State" and "Wet Hot American Summer," between them), directed by Bob Odenkirk ("Mr. Show," "Tim and Eric's something something show") and starred by Will Arnett, who portrayed my favorite character on "Arrested Development," GOB (my fish's namesake).
The story is about Dax Shepard's revenge against the judge who put him in jail three times. However, upon his third release, he finds out that the judge has just died. So, he redirects his rage as the judge's spoiled son, Will Arnett. Will ends up in prison after a trip to the pharmacy goes awry, and Dax purposefully lands himself back in jail to personally torment Will. After giving Will some bad advice, Dax's plan backfire and Will unwittingly rises to the top of the prisoner hierarchy ("I did what I had to do.").
Will's performance bears a lot of resemblance to GOB, but let me tell you, it's a hell of a performance. Will proves himself fantastic slapstick actor and at certain angles bears the resemblance of a young Bob Odenkirk (who appears and Will's selfish lawyer). Dax proves to be an adequate performer himself. Not incredible, but he gets the job done.
Overall, I'd rent this one if you're not a fan of "Mr. Show" or "Reno 911!," or any of the other hundred things Ben Garant and Tom Lennon have done lately.
However, based upon a positive personal review (my brother and his girlfriend Hannah) and the fact that Best Buy had it on sale for 7 bucks, I decided I should just go ahead and see it. And, well, it wasn't all that bad. It was actually pretty funny.
The script was written by Ben Garant, Tom Lennon and Michael Patrick Jann, three names I trust ("Reno 911," "MTV's The State" and "Wet Hot American Summer," between them), directed by Bob Odenkirk ("Mr. Show," "Tim and Eric's something something show") and starred by Will Arnett, who portrayed my favorite character on "Arrested Development," GOB (my fish's namesake).
The story is about Dax Shepard's revenge against the judge who put him in jail three times. However, upon his third release, he finds out that the judge has just died. So, he redirects his rage as the judge's spoiled son, Will Arnett. Will ends up in prison after a trip to the pharmacy goes awry, and Dax purposefully lands himself back in jail to personally torment Will. After giving Will some bad advice, Dax's plan backfire and Will unwittingly rises to the top of the prisoner hierarchy ("I did what I had to do.").
Will's performance bears a lot of resemblance to GOB, but let me tell you, it's a hell of a performance. Will proves himself fantastic slapstick actor and at certain angles bears the resemblance of a young Bob Odenkirk (who appears and Will's selfish lawyer). Dax proves to be an adequate performer himself. Not incredible, but he gets the job done.
Overall, I'd rent this one if you're not a fan of "Mr. Show" or "Reno 911!," or any of the other hundred things Ben Garant and Tom Lennon have done lately.
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