I wasn't really sure what to expect heading into this movie. I'd heard it was a bunch of comedians talking about a joke that was supposed to be the most absurdly offensive and hilarious joke ever told. I'm not sure if this will be considered a spoiler or not, as the entire premise of the movie is revealed ten minutes in, and repeated for the next eighty.
Yes, it's about an absurd and offensive joke and its history and so on, but that's it. It's a ninety minute movie about variations on a single joke that, after about twenty minutes, you realize aren't so varied after all. All the comedians give their own takes on the joke (none of them are very funny in my opinion, except Kevin Pollack's impression of Christopher Walken) and they all involve the same thing. "Push the envelope," it screams. It seems this is the sole point of this film, and I can't remember the last time that was a good thing.
The comedians think it's hilarious and they love telling it, and that's fine, but who wants to hear the same dirty joke fifty times in a row? I must be a snob.
Yes, it's about an absurd and offensive joke and its history and so on, but that's it. It's a ninety minute movie about variations on a single joke that, after about twenty minutes, you realize aren't so varied after all. All the comedians give their own takes on the joke (none of them are very funny in my opinion, except Kevin Pollack's impression of Christopher Walken) and they all involve the same thing. "Push the envelope," it screams. It seems this is the sole point of this film, and I can't remember the last time that was a good thing.
The comedians think it's hilarious and they love telling it, and that's fine, but who wants to hear the same dirty joke fifty times in a row? I must be a snob.