Sam Wiens

This is one of the most bafflingly horrendous, out-of-touch “films” I’ve seen in recent memory. It pains me to say that, because Jonah and Eddie are some of the best in the business. The script is jacked. The blatant attempts to force a laugh out of the viewer instead turn into some of the most cringe-inducing interactions I’ve EVER seen from a film of this “highly promoted” caliber. The actors have less chemistry than a bag of flour. The script is so desperate for socio-political validation that I felt like I was being lectured rather than told a heartfelt story. And that’s the other MAJOR issue here. The story is void of life in every way. I don’t have sympathy for any of the characters in this movie, and I feel genuinely embarrassed for those that worked on it. I love movies, and I wanted to love this movie so much, but it made me mad less than ten minutes in. That should NEVER happen. I hope Jonah Hill’s contributions to the script were minimal, because I know his writing isn’t this amateurish.