Before watching Ricky Stanicky, my expectations were quite mid and I thought it would only be a fun movie with Zac Efron and John Cena, but what happened? I absolutely loved the film and was invested throughout the whole film. The story felt quite original, it's mostly the concept which is entertaining and interesting, but the overall writing wasn't that great, only good to average judging which scene it was. Perhaps only me but there's heart in this film, both from the director (Peter Farrelly) to the actors. John Cena plays Rod who's an actor with such a depressing life who gets asked to play Ricky Stanicky and that whole story feels so natural. Maybe at first glance you could say how crazy and stupid it is, but the deeper you get into the character of Rod the more you understand his motivations. The vision Peter Farrelly had for the movie, the comedy and story, I strongly believe he was the right guy for the film.
When three childhood best friends pull a prank that goes wrong, they invent the imaginary Ricky Stanicky to get them out of trouble. Twenty years later, they still use the nonexistent Ricky as a handy alibi for their immature behavior.
By the end of the film, you understand the good message that had been hiding behind all the comedy. It is possible to become the better version of 'you', also how bad it is to lie. Those are the themes which are brought up in the film. Ricky Stanicky is a good comedy film with a great cast, notably the actors for the three childhood best friends (Zac Efron, Jermaine Fowler and Andrew Santino) and John Cena.
When three childhood best friends pull a prank that goes wrong, they invent the imaginary Ricky Stanicky to get them out of trouble. Twenty years later, they still use the nonexistent Ricky as a handy alibi for their immature behavior.
By the end of the film, you understand the good message that had been hiding behind all the comedy. It is possible to become the better version of 'you', also how bad it is to lie. Those are the themes which are brought up in the film. Ricky Stanicky is a good comedy film with a great cast, notably the actors for the three childhood best friends (Zac Efron, Jermaine Fowler and Andrew Santino) and John Cena.