15th
Review: Tropic Thunder
Laughed a lot. It’s not going to be a classic or anything but Tropic Thunder was good entertainment. Funny lines, OMG moments, and more than a few “I can’t believe they just did/said that”. Jack Black and Ben Stiller were exactly what you expect them to be, i.e. themselves, but Robert Downey Jr. was exceptional as he played an Australian actor portraying a black soldier in this movie about a movie being filmed that took place during the Vietnam War. Maybe I mentioned this in my Iron Man review but I have been a huge fan of RDJr since I saw him in Chaplin. The man has so much talent it blows me away. It really truly does, probably the finest actor of his generation. Kudos to Brandon T. Jackson and Jay Baruchel who play the two “normal” actors alongside these three misfits and not only hold their own but steal quite a few scenes themselves. Keep an eye for out them to start turning up a lot more often and make a name for themselves. Lots and lots of cameos by Hollywood stars which for the most part have fun playing themselves for a laugh. Most noteably s Tom Cruise though who plays a Hollwood producer. If I didn’t think of Cruise as such a whack job these days I would have enjoyed a lot more. Still amusing though. Nice to see him not taking himself so seriously. Anyway if you’re at all like me and couldn’t make it before now to see this movie I recommend you find the time. It surely doesn’t have much more time in the theaters but has enough big budget effects to warrant not waiting for it on DVD.
