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ME TIME (2022)

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2 years ago

September 20, 2022

ME TIME is a crude comedy on Netflix a few stay-at-home dad who turns into satisfied by his spouse and neighbors he has no life outdoors of his household, so he lastly agrees to go to his estranged finest buddy’s forty fourth celebration, however his finest buddy is a hedonistic slob. ME TIME tells a reasonably vapid, wandering, unfunny story crammed with numerous foul language, crude sexual content material and self-gratification.

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Dominant Worldview and Different Worldview Content material/Parts:

Very robust hedonistic pagan, unbiblical worldview with robust Romantic components the place characters do most every thing from the standpoint of selfishness and self-gratification and the good “advantage” appears to be giving individuals their house, being accepting and inclusive, and having fun with life, with some gentle ethical content material about caring for kids, plus a number of gay characters are portrayed alternatively with ridicule or favor and the daddy character endorses intercourse change operations in a single scene taking to his daughter

Foul Language:

A minimum of 67 obscenities (together with 5 “f” phrases), one Jesus profanity, seven GD profanities, 52 gentle profanities, urinating in a pool, defecating in somebody’s mattress

Violence:

A person wind surfs off a mountain, fights and is clawed by a mountain lion, and has his finger damaged with a hammer

Intercourse:

Very robust sexual content material consists of many crude sexual references (together with references to bestiality), sexual discuss, married man pleasures himself whereas watching Web porn earlier than being interrupted by his spouse and daughter, his spouse then takes the daughter out of the room telling him to go on with what he’s doing, a number of gay characters are portrayed alternatively with ridicule or favor, and a father, requested by his daughter if she has a penis; she says, no; however, if she need one she will be able to, including, “It’s sophisticated”

Nudity:

A person is seen utterly nude from the again and his nude photograph is seen on the hood of an enormous bus, rear feminine nudity, and an image of a phallic LEGO mini-figure is texted to a married man

Alcohol Use:

Many characters drink Tequila and different alcoholic drinks and lots of are clearly drunk

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

No smoking or medication; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

Mendacity, egocentric motives, abusive language, and shouting.

ME TIME is a crude comedy on Netflix a few stay-at-home dad who turns into satisfied by his spouse and neighbors he has no life outdoors of his household, so he lastly agrees to go to his estranged finest buddy’s forty fourth celebration, however his finest buddy is a hedonistic slob. ME TIME tells a reasonably vapid, wandering, unfunny story, crammed with numerous foul language, crude sexual content material and self-gratification.

The contrived buddy comedy, ME TIME, suffers most from the truth that it’s seldom humorous and appears unable to resolve what it’s, the place it’s going, and the place it ought to find yourself.

Keep-at-home dad Sonny turns into satisfied by his confused, and infrequently wicked, neighbors that he has no life outdoors of his kids. Requested by 4his estranged finest buddy, Huck, to come back to his forty fourth celebration, he declines believing that they’ve drifted aside and into two separate lives. Nevertheless, Sonny decides he wants a while for himself. His spouse encourages him to go to Huck’s celebration whereas she takes the children to her dad and mom’ home. After making a number of failed makes an attempt at stress-free on his personal, Sonny does so.

Discovering that Huck is financing his personal birthday bash with cash he doesn’t have, Sonny decides to assist his buddy out of a nasty state of affairs. Might Sonny’s “Me Time” really assist reunite him and his former finest buddy whereas additionally making him a greater father?

Regardless of lead actor and producer Kevin Hart’s efforts, ME TIME stays heartless in one of many worst methods. It lacks a compelling story, path, themes, and may’t resolve what it’s at its core. The plot wanders from a reasonably bland household sitcom to a CADDYSHACK-esque golf celebration outing, then from a buddy comedy with an absurd antagonist to an underdog dad ending harking back to the a lot funnier film DADDY DAY CARE.

Manufacturing values are usually poor. Sonny is a reasonably likable father determine till we see that his concept of time for himself will be diminished to masturbating to web porn, golf, consuming child again ribs, and reluctantly visiting a strip membership. It’s considerably restored when his buddy Huck says he would kill for his life as a result of he’s in some ways a great father with a steady and loving household. It’s additional restored when Sonny helps Huck out of his cash hassle. It drops once more as he tries to power his son into his character mildew and tries to insult a supposed rival with infantile acts of debauchery. Maybe it jumps again up a bit when he comes up with a plan to earn the cash to repay Huck’s money owed as an alternative of bankrupting his household, however by then many if not most viewers may have misplaced curiosity. There are such a lot of disconnected dry spots all through, and the film stumbles alongside to a contrived conclusion largely as a result of the film can’t resolve what it’s or must be. It’s as if the filmmakers picked some good themes from different extra centered comedies and tried to mash these all collectively and see what outcomes. The result’s that the film succeeds at nearly nothing and fails regarding the fundamental requirement for a comedy – to be humorous.

To high all of it off, ME TIME is filled with problematic content material, from language to nudity. It has over than 100 obscenities and profanities, together with 5 “f” phrases and eight robust profanities. Derogatory use of female and male anatomy is widespread in addition to scatological interjections. A person is seen utterly nude from the again and his censored nude photograph is seen on the hood of an enormous bus. ME TIME additionally has robust sexual content material, together with references to bestiality. As well as, a number of gay characters are portrayed alternatively with ridicule or favor, and the daddy character endorses intercourse change operations whereas speaking to his daughter. “It’s sophisticated,” he provides.

ME TIME has a really robust hedonistic, pagan worldview the place characters do most every thing from the standpoint of selfishness and self-gratification. The film’s largest message appears to be giving individuals their house, being accepting and inclusive, and having fun with life, although having a household and having kids are promoted.

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The Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie Review — Straight Up Having a Good Time

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6 hours ago

July 5, 2024

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The Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie Review — Straight Up Having a Good Time

Even if you didn’t watch The Real Bros of Simi Valley during its three-season run, it’s likely you’ve seen GIFs or clips of a handful of scenes as they’ve made their way around the internet the last few years. The two most popular are easily “Bro, I’m straight up not having a good time” and “Yo Xan, get your boy, dawg.” As great as those moments are, they’re just a glimpse into what the show had to offer. So how does it fare as a movie, nearly four years after its last episode?

The Real Bros of Simi Valley Plot

If you’re unfamiliar with the show, it’s a parody reality show, satirizing the lifestyle and culture of Southern California, in the vein of other reality shows, namely Jersey Shore and the Real Housewives series. It follows a group of nine friends in the titular Simi Valley in California. It’s a true ensemble cast, though Jimmy Tatro (who also directed and co-wrote with his longtime friend and creative partner Christian Pierce; the two co-created the show together) is ostensibly the lead as Xander, the de facto leader of the squad.

Picking up a couple years after the conclusion of season three, Real Bros finds the crew gearing up for their 10 year high school reunion. As the self-proclaimed sickest crew in their high school, they make it their mission to prove to everyone they’re still as dope as ever, if not even doper. And with the purchase of a brand new truck, Xander hopes to take home the coveted Truck of the Year Award handed out at every Simi High 10 year anniversary.

Jimmy Tatro in The Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie (2024)

The Real Bros of Simi Valley Critique

Right off the bat, it’s completely clear Real Bros is not a serious movie in any way whatsoever. Sure, if you squint hard enough, there are glimpses of deeper themes and messaging sprinkled in. Don’t judge your happiness and and success off the happiness and success of others. If you’re happy, be content with who you are and where you’re at in life. Xander and his wife Molly (Colleen Donovan) have some very obvious marital problems. But those are often played as a joke, and are quickly resolved. And that’s fine. That’s not the movie Real Bros wants to be.

And that also makes it a pretty easy movie to critique. Do you like the mockumentary setup? Is this your style of humor? Do you find the characters interesting? If yes, then you’ll like it. There is such little story here, with such low stakes, that those aspects essentially don’t matter for how “good” the overall movie is.

Cast of The Real Bros Of Simi Valley: The Movie (2024)

The humor, though, is unique. You’re not going to find many movies (I can’t come up with any off the top of my head) with this kind of collection of characters. They’re very “bro-ey” and as a parody, the script leans hard into it.

For better or worse (better, in my opinion), Real Bros uses that style and setup to set itself apart from every other comedy out there right now. And for comedies these days, that’s really saying something, and is an impressive to pull off.

The biggest thing Real Bros has going for it is the cast and therefore characters as well. The entire main cast from the show returns, and they all jump right back into their roles as if the show ended yesterday. They all had three seasons to hone their characters, and it pays off in spades with the movie.

All the ins and outs, the smaller details for each of them, all of those were already known, and every character gets their own moment or two to shine. The cast already had great chemistry to work with. Some hurdles that other movies might have to work through, Real Bros didn’t have to give a second thought to.

The Real Bros Of Simi Valley: The Movie (2024)

While the humor and characters are the sole reasons for watching Real Bros, being so committed to the bit will likely push some newer viewers away. I appreciate it, but I was also coming in as a fan of the show. There are also certain character moments and storylines (one in particular with Xander and Molly’s son) where the jokes won’t fully land without having the context from the series. It’s not a huge ding against Real Bros, but there are a handful of moments and jokes like this, not just one or two. It’s still a low barrier of entry, but it bears mentioning.

In Conclusion

The Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie is a terrific follow-up to the show. Tatro and Pierce have such a feel for these characters and that’s evident in every scene. Fans of the show don’t need to be sold on the movie. It’s more of what you already know and love, simple as that. New viewers may not be drawn into the overly “bro-ey” style and some of the more outlandish aspects. But I’d encourage everyone to give it a shot (watch the trailer first), as it’s in line to finish as one of the year’s funniest movies.

If you want to check out the show before watching the movie, the entire series is available on Tatro’s Life According to Jimmy YouTube channel.

The Real Bros of Simi Valley: The Movie is now streaming on The Roku Channel.

8 out of 10

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Despicable Me 4 movie review: Still fun the fourth time around

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12 hours ago

July 5, 2024

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Despicable Me 4 movie review: Still fun the fourth time around

Despicable Me 4 English (Theatres)

2024

Director:Chris Renaud, Patrick Delage

Cast:Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Pierre Coffin

Following a few insightful but intense releases in the animation sphere, Despicable Me 4 comes as a welcome change. Despite my initial sequel scepticism — arguably well-founded, considering this was the fourth instalment of scenes from the lives of Gru, his girls and the minions — I was very pleasantly surprised. The expected drop in quality that often comes as a series progresses never arrived with this one.

The fourth film features a storyline that maintains the key elements of chaotic good that characterises the series. Yet, as a few new characters and challenges are introduced, the resultant town and family dynamics are amusing. As expected, the minions continue to find themselves in ridiculous, funny and adorable pickles. In terms of the cute quotient, the movie definitely rises to the challenge, with the sweet, curious young girls and the introduction of a few furry friends.

The winning factor was the pace — the plot developed smoothly and quickly, in a way that really made one-and-a-half hours fly by. In typical Despicable Me fashion, the balance between physical comedy and character quirks work for both, young children and older audiences.

Steve Carell makes a reappearance as his classic Gru self, seeming to only get more comfortable in his wacky and endearing characterisation. Lesser screen time and predictable lines did not enable other voice actors to shine as much as the leads.

The soundtrack is cool and fresh, typical of what Pharrell Williams has done throughout the series. It has you grooving along as you hear it, and also sticks around as you hum it while leaving the theatre.

In all, the film promises easy laughs and a fun viewing experience. Particularly if you’re a fan of the mischievous minions or good ol’ Gru, this is a must-watch for the weekend.

Published 05 July 2024, 20:44 IST

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‘Despicable Me 4’ movie review: Surf this tide of multi-hued super-villainy including the blue-and-yellow kind

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17 hours ago

July 5, 2024

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‘Despicable Me 4’ movie review: Surf this tide of multi-hued super-villainy including the blue-and-yellow kind

A still from ‘Despicable Me 4’

The sixth entry in the Despicable Me franchise and a sequel to 2017’s Despicable Me 3, Despicable Me 4 sees Felonious Gru (Steve Carell) heading to his school Lycée Pas Bon for a reunion. But he is also undercover for the Anti-Villain League (AVL) to capture Maxine Le Mal (Will Ferrell).

Maxine and Gru have a long-standing rivalry from their school days especially after Gru sang Culture Club’s ‘Karma Chameleon’ dressed as Boy George at the talent show. Maxine, who was planning to sing the same song, also dressed as Boy George, could not do so as everyone would think he was copying Gru (shudder).

Despicable Me 4

Director: Chris Renaud

Voice cast: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig, Pierre Coffin, Joey King, Miranda Cosgrove, Sofía Vergara, Steve Coogan, Chris Renaud, Madison Polan, Dana Gaier, Chloe Fineman, Stephen Colbert, Will Ferrell

Story line: Gru and his family are relocated to a safe house after some of his activities at the AVL. There, however, is no rest for the wicked as he is hounded by an old school rival and a new fan

Run time: 94 minutes

Maxine has developed many villainous properties including a machine to turn people into enhanced bugs. Gru arrests Maxine who promptly escapes the AVL’s maximum security prison with help from his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina (Sofía Vergara) and swears vengeance on Gru and his family.

The former director of AVL Silas Ramsbottom (Steve Coogan) comes out of retirement to get Gru and his family, which includes his wife,Lucy (Kristen Wiig) adopted daughters Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier), and Agnes (Madison Polan) and son Gru Jr, (Tara Strong) to a safe house in the upscale Mayflower neighbourhood.

A still from ‘Despicable Me 4’

Though the Grus, with the cover name of Cunningham, try to blend in, they do stick out. Gru’s attempt at making friends with his neighbour the super-rich Perry Prescott (Stephen Colbert) fall flat while Lucy’s efforts at the hair salon end up in an epic fail with burning a customer, Melora’s (Laraine Newman) hair. Perry’s wife Patsy (Chloe Fineman) invites the Cunninghams to a game of tennis, which Lucy knows is no sign of being accepted.

The Prescott daughter Poppy (Joey King), however recognises Gru and blackmails him to joining her on a heist to steal the school mascot. Apart from the three minions (Pierre Coffin) who accompany the Gru family, the rest are at AVL headquarters and Silas puts five into a programme for the creation of super-powered Mega Minions. The programme is quickly shut down as the Mega Minions unleash all kinds of mayhem under the guise of helping.

The voice work is fun with most of the gang reprising their roles. Romesh Ranganathan as Gru’s quarter master Dr. Nefario and Chris Renaud as the tough-as-nails principal Übelschlecht have a blast as do Ferrell and Vergara. Some of the sequences are inventive, especially the one with the mega minion and the Swiss cheese.

Stuff keeps happening through Despicable Me 4’s 94 minutes and before you know it, the credits are rolling, which might be a good thing if you want to pounded into submission with a relentless procession of gags. Despicable Me 4 is fun while it lasts, but might not stand as a synonym for enduring.

Despicable Me 4 is currently running in theatres