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This low-budget, completely unknown roadmovie really did not need to even be made, because it hardly makes a point worth telling, which is to party hard and act crazy. That's it. Furthermore, it's completely low budget with all the low-quality footage that unfortunately entails, an inexperienced film director that likes to hold the camera completely still (which is sort of boring), a plot that really doesn't make any sense and a weird roadtrip that leads nowhere. Funny enough, only at the end of the movie they are actually going somewhere, but then the movie ends. I just don't get that. Is it the journey that matters? Apparently...
Still, this movie is mega awesome, and I tell you why! First of all, movies about nothing don't need to be bad. Life is mostly about nothing anyway and let's face it: most movies aiming for a point are just as likely to fail. Secondly, this movie gives completely unknown actors a change to shine. Thats often doesn't bring anything. Actually, most of the actors in this movie aren't great. The performances of both Dan, Mark and Hugh are, and I'm being somewhat nice here, mediocre: they did okay, but are a long, long way of being A-actors. Actually, they are C actors, tops. However, Rick, played by Jeff Koen, is freaking AWESOME!!! He totally safes the whole movie and than some... My lord, does he play the role of his life! Jeff Koen plays this totally disgusting guy in a believable, funny and outragious way, an absolutely impressive performance. Too bad the other actors couldn't give him good counter acting, but he didn't even need that: he just did it all by himself.
Rick is hands down thé most disgusting yet loveable character in years and I enjoyed his one-man-show to death. He's for sure an A-actor and I'll think we'll be hearing from him in a few months or years time: a talent like that can't stay undiscovered. He should get the lead in a main hollywood movie for sure, he'll rock it. Gunther, another important side-character in this movie, wasn't too bad either, I would say a B-actor with A-actor potential. He played a very convincing dark weirdo as well. Props to this movie: it's made with love, dedication and some professionalism! It's really worth seeing.
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
01/25/23
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Full disclosure: I'm kind of biased. But I really did enjoy Heavy Times. While Heavy Times treads some similar territory as The Hangover and Superbad, it is much more over the top and, oddly, focused. It is a comedy that is heavy on dialog and playing the characters. There is less emphasis on actual scenarios--where a movie like The Hangover or Superbad toss as many crazy scenarios at the viewer as possible, Heavy Times takes the approach of using relatively normal scenarios with relatively normal 20-somethings centered around one absolutely crazy personality. While a lot of viewers probably will find "Uncle Rick" to be little more than a caricature (and perhaps an annoying one at that), it is the three guys caught up in the maelstrom whom really provide much-needed depth to the movie. It is NOT about Uncle Rick's schtick--it is about the way the guys respond to him that is identifiably realistic. Even as they make obvious mistakes which lead to bad situations, and the viewer is yelling at the screen that they're being dumb, the movie makes the viewer wonder (and I suspect often realize) that if put in the same situation we'd react the same way.
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars
02/07/23
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lots of reviews waiting to be pulled over here to rt.
thanks!
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
01/20/23
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