Starring Jesse Eisenberg & Aziz Ansari
30 Minutes or Less is a the tale of a pizza boy whose monotonous, unremarkable existence, suddenly takes a turn when a bomb is strapped to him and he’s forced to rob a bank within ten hours or be killed in a grisly explosion.
Along the way, we learn about friendship and hear the term “Pussy” around a dozen times.
My synopsis probably doesn’t sell this movie very well, but I really enjoyed it! If you like Danny McBride, there’s lots of him doing his over-the-top delusional bad-ass routine. Plus Eisenberg and Ansari make a funny pair of nervous, inept geeks while the rest of the film is filled out with quite a few entertaining background characters.
It's filled with hearty laughs from start to finish, and when I think back on it, there’s a lot of clever dialogue that slipped right most of the audience. More than once I noticed I was the only one giggling away at jokes.
There's lots of action too. Although it's a little heavy on the CG, it's not bad. In this case, I think the movie benefits from having a smaller budget than most action comedies. I've found that the more money a movie has, the more likely a lull will be filled in with an explosion, versus a joke.
Overall:
8/10
Pros: This is the hardest I’ve laughed at a movie since Jackass 3D. It’s very juvenile humour, but it works. Do you laugh at Will Ferrell? If yes, then you’ll like this. The buddy comedy is a pretty worn out genre, this is a fresh enough take on it that while everything is totally predictable, you’re still going to laugh.
Cons: As stated above, it’s quite predictable. Does it detract from the movie? Not for me. Will it for other people? Most definitely. It also suffers from that mid-movie lull that a lot of comedies go through. I didn't mind it, but if you're not enjoying the movie to begin with, you'll probably hate that part.
Should you see it? If you saw the preview and laughed, the answer is yes. You will definitely like it.
However, if you don’t think the term “Ass Pussy” is funny, you will probably hate it.
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