Synopsis: It’s a send-up of inflated, corpulent, grandiose Hollywood: its more-is-better philosophy; the super-sized egos of its actors and directors and executives; the imperialism of its production shoots.
A send-up rather than a satire, it’s not half as savage as it appears and perhaps even ought to be. That’s no surprise. After all, its cast list, including Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black and Tom Cruise, is itself super-sized. These are guys who have done well from Hollywood. They’re not going to bite the hand that feeds them.
Ben Stiller, directing his first feature since Zoolander (2001) from a script he co-wrote with Justin Theroux and Etan Cohen, plays action hero Tugg Speedman whose career is in decline. (Source: Telegraph.co.uk)
Conclusion: Yeah, very funny (in places). Check out the movie mogul – amazing! Enjoyed it a lot more than “Pineapple Express”.
