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Summary: NOT BAD...I can't figure out why all the hate?
Review: "ENVY"
You know...I figured this movie was going to be aweful. I mean the reviewers are dragging this movie through the mud like it's the sin of sins. Well, I've concluded the negative reviews are not at all justified.
What ENVY is, is a very tame movie. There's very little cursing, there's NO half naked women, there's NO gang violence, there's NOT any crude humor...and so forth and so on... In fact, there's no deliberate mischievous behavior of any sort. What there is, is a story about 2 best friends, their wives(whom they're both faithful to), and their children. I was shocked while watching this movie because I don't remember one commercial about two families that are close or anything like that(not saying there weren't any, I just don't remember getting that impression about this movie). Perhaps it was bad marketing, perhaps I just wasn't paying attention, perhaps it's a little of both? Nontheless, I feel this could have easily been a great family movie if they'd just taken out a couple of the bad words and focused on the family and children a little more. By the way, the cursing is very tame compared to todays standard. I still wouldn't let my little kids watch it though.
There's a great underliying story here in ENVY and I think it's a shame that no one is seeing that. If you like uplifting comedies, give it a try. Heck, I don't think you'll have to pay much for it since it's getting quartered like a theif in the dark ages. Unjustly, I might add.
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Summary: corny wack Movie
Review: Ben Stiler is the kind of Cat that I can respect for keeping a Actign Hustle going,but His films are so fluffy&lame it hurts. Jack Black has Potential but is trapped into One trick Pony status as a Actor.this film is boring from start to finish&never reaches a point of hitting at what it was suppose to.
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Summary: To envy one's friends is a no-no.
Review: Ben Stiller is quoted as saying he never really felt like a funny guy or the life of the party. He's not in this movie, either. This was not a comedy.It emphasized mental instability when one of the close neighbors made a lot of money on "just an idea" which he called an invention. It is not worthy of mention, as the very thought of such a thing is obnoxious. Set in California, amidst electric towers and powerlines, traffic on the highway beside the ball park, and the golf course beside the desert, it features suburban life with the modern men carpooling to their respective jobs in a sandpaper factory. This reminded me of Murray Ohio in Lawrenceburg, TN where I once worked in the office and a try at assembling lawn mowers (didn't last long on the manual labor position). They also had mosquito tents out in their yards. The clown pedestals (one smiling, other frowning) at the piano supper were laughable. A white horse named Corky played a big part in this story. The character played by Stiller lost his cool over his jealousy about his best friend's good fortune and had a 'melt down.' He resented all the beautiful things the neighbors had added to their lives right next door. The planes taking off were a bit distracting. At the bar, he encounters a pool bum freak played by Chris Walken who called himself a J. man standing for Jack. He represented something called Elmo Carp (thought that was a kind of huge fish). With their drinking, things changed big time and he had to come to terms with his life of lies and fear. As he cried in his beer, he was told to 'be satisfied with what you've got' and that 'a dreamer is not a focused person.' The ballads sung by a mediocre singer contained some vulgarity and profanity. This whole thing reminded me of WEEKEND AT BERNIE'S. This is not a film for the family to share together. When I saw it, the male couples in the theater seemed to be the only ones to enjoy the hijinks.
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Summary: the Vapo"O"rise....... where does the s**t go?? it is funny!
Review: I always enjoy movies by Ben Stiller and Jack Black and this one is not an exception, i have to say Envy might not be as funny as Zoolander or School of Rock, but that doesn't mean that it is not a good comedy. Both characters, Nic and Tim, are very stand-out, they both have their own personality, and Black did really well as the never-stop-thinking Nic, who always have a lot of big idea, but never been admitted by Tim (Stiller), Stiller performance is shadowed by the exaggerated performance by Black, which is much more enjoyable.
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Summary: A Hybrid Satire/Comedy
Review: I have read a lot of the reviews on this movie which claim that this movie was not funny. I am not quite sure what Black/Stiller were after in this movie but I liked it. There is definitely an uneasy feel for the movie as it seems to sting your emotions with some deep sense of reality of what envy really is. That is why I think I liked it because both characters portrayed their roles so well. Envy is a two sided affair as the other person who has the things or life that you may want but do not have the guts to pursue. The movie is funny in the sense of what envy does to Stiller's character. Black's character never looks beyond the surface of anything and thus is oblivious to Stiller's envy. I think most people can relate to the theme of the movie in their own life. I liked it.
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Summary: Pretty good!!!
Review: I know so many people who did not like Envy. In fact, test audiences hated it so much, the film would have gone straight to video had it not been for the success of the totally overhyped School of Rock. But I enjoyed Envy. Granted, it wasn't Oscar material, but hey, I don't think Lord of the Rings was either. Moulin Rouge yes. Chicago definitely. But Envy is what it is, a cute, funny, enjoyable comedy with a great cast and a unique story. Perhaps that's why audiences were turned off. When's the last time anything unique was enjoyed by audiences? I think Envy is judged way too harshly and should be given a chance, especially for fans of Ben Stiller or Jack Black.This isn't their best movie, but it's a very fun one. Grade: B-
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Summary: way too boring...ZZZZZZZZZ
Review: i rented this film from blockbuster, really wanting a good laugh. i wanted to like this movie, i really did. as a native of Baltimore and a huge fan of both Jack Black and Ben Stiller, i wanted to love this movie, and i really expected to, because i dont know of a bad movie with jack black or ben stiller. until now. the film starts out well, looks like it could be entertaining but about a half hour into it i was forcing myself not to fall asleep. it was so boring, i laughed maybe once, and that was a little chuckle. the movie is watchable before Black becomes rich, it provokes a giggle or two, but his invention takes off about 20 minutes into it and the film goes downhill fast. You would think Stiller could make a funny or two at this point, but, sadly, no. i turned it off a half hour into it and watched Collateral. dont waste your money
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Summary: You Can Skip It...
Review: I still wonder how Stiller and Black agreed to this script... ...this is not really a funny movie. It's about Tim (Ben Stiller), whose best friend, Nick (Jack Black), gets rich from this invention he made called "VaPooRize", which makes poop disappear. Alright. Now, what happens next is Tim gets jealous of Nick's big house and his fancy food and his horse, Corky, so he goes to a bar and meets a man named J Man (Christopher Walken), who can bring light to any film he's in, but even he can't really save this flick. J Man tells him to get even somehow. So Tim gets drunk and accidently shoots Corky with a bow n arrow. Now, I think they could have made this part way funnier. Instead of it being an accident, it would have been great to see an enraged Tim purposely maybe sneaking into Nick's house and breaking stuff, or stealing, or whatever. But they made it an accident. Later on, Nick asks Tim to be his partner, and Tim regrets killing Corky, so he confesses to Nick, and they're still partners. So what's so bad about this movie? Bland, bland, bland. Nothing's funny! It's either all been done of it's not funny. Stiller, Walken and especially Black are worth more than this. Oh well. I'm sure each of them can make up for it.
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Summary: People expected something else
Review: I'll start out saying I went into this movie with no particular expectations, which is probably why I ended up really liking it. It seems like most people were expecting Ben Stiller to be some outrageous character like in Zoolander, Dodgeball, Royal Tenenbaums, I can go on forever. They wanted to quote his quirky lines from the movie at the water cooler the next day, but their weren't any to speak of. It was a unique comedy with great characters. I have nothing against this movie or its "out there" plot. You should go rent it if your not one of those mindless drones that quote stupid lines from Zoolander and wear old shirts and trucker hats to look "emo" or "punk" because everyone else does. If your one of those "vintage" "faded jean" people, seriously, don't waste your money.
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Summary: Jack Black and Ben Stiller together? Get ready to laugh!
Review: It goes without saying that when a movie stars both of these kings of slap-stick comedy that the story will be grossly lacking in depth, but the show will still be a complete blast and will leave your sides aching from laughter.
Here's the plot in a nutshell: Two friends, who are also neighbors, work together at the same boring, large corporate job. Stiller is headed up and on, while Black's career is stagnant.
Then one day Black gets an idea for a product called Va-Poo-Rise that makes dog poop vanish on contact. He asks Stiller to invest a small amount to launch the idea, but thinking his friend is finally cracked, Stiller declines. The product takes off and makes Black billions, and the comedy begins when Stiller realizes he missed his chance to get in on the ground floor.
The comic tail is aided by both wives. Black's wife is the rich blond bimbo who has no class, high aspirations, and no idea how to handle her new found wealth. Stiller's wife becomes the bitter stay-at-home mom who deeply resents her husband's monumental goof and will never let him forget that they could be living the high-life.
The story is so transparent it's down right irritating, but Stiller and Black are such a treat to watch that they more then compensate. So, if you're in the mood for a deep-thinking, plot twisting drama with Academy Award winning performances, then you may want to consider Out Of Africa or The English Patient. But if you're in the mood to laugh and be entertained without flexing your brain, then you've found your film.
Enjoy!
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