Atomic Bong.
125 Mins. Starring: Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, O'Shea Jackson Jr, Andy Serkis, June Diane Raphael, Ravi Patel, Randall Park, Lisa Kudrow Alexander Skarsgård, Bob Odenkirk & Boyz II Men. Director: Jonathan Levine.
Berlin, Germany. Sometime in the 1980's, one way or another thanks to that beautiful Blondie music. Charlize Theron is going 'Atomic'! Taking out bad guy after bad goon, 'John Wick' style. And all without a f##### pencil. But it's not over a dog, but the falling of a wall as she fights tooth and nail and even loses a canine proving she's hard as one. And stairway to car chase she does this all in one continuous take. Now that's a 'Long Shot'. Not the chances of a guy like Seth Rogen dating her. He's f###### funny and as warm as we're sure that beard is for him in a coming Winter. So what if he went to the Tom Hanks school of voice modulation. That worked pretty big for Woody. Stop dipping your toes in shallow social media smartphone water people. Besides Charlize wants someone to "grown a pair and step up" after being in single-dom for around a decade. Admitting she is "shockingly available" (uh..hai! Although I am shockingly missing a set!). The only long shot here in this stupid, still sexist world seems to be the chances of us having a first female President of The United States. Especially when a former First Lady is beaten to the Oval Office by a fart of a last name joke with even worse hair than mine. But just you wait until Michelle Obama brings real change. This won't be America anymore Donald. You'll be fired! But for now in the fictional world when breaking bad you 'Better Call Saul' to a President as clueless as Alicia Silverstone with one of those old 'Wall Street' cord pulled up "mobile" phones (I'd still rest easier with his finger on the button though). As Madame Secretary Charlize Theron's Charlotte Field is the woman we all need to 'Veep' lead as 'Long Shot's' POTUS looks to do a reverse Ronald Reagan from running the country to movies in this film. But to make this long shot like Sue Bird in the Storm of the clutch in a world where she has to navigate sexist jokes, male manipulation, blatant blackmail and literally sleeping with both eyes open, still standing like 'Rocketman' could do with a little clinking of the glasses when it comes to raising her speeches. And that's where an old friend she used to babysit and and a little bit of Boyz II Men come into play until the end of this road to the White House.
125 Mins. Starring: Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, O'Shea Jackson Jr, Andy Serkis, June Diane Raphael, Ravi Patel, Randall Park, Lisa Kudrow Alexander Skarsgård, Bob Odenkirk & Boyz II Men. Director: Jonathan Levine.
Berlin, Germany. Sometime in the 1980's, one way or another thanks to that beautiful Blondie music. Charlize Theron is going 'Atomic'! Taking out bad guy after bad goon, 'John Wick' style. And all without a f##### pencil. But it's not over a dog, but the falling of a wall as she fights tooth and nail and even loses a canine proving she's hard as one. And stairway to car chase she does this all in one continuous take. Now that's a 'Long Shot'. Not the chances of a guy like Seth Rogen dating her. He's f###### funny and as warm as we're sure that beard is for him in a coming Winter. So what if he went to the Tom Hanks school of voice modulation. That worked pretty big for Woody. Stop dipping your toes in shallow social media smartphone water people. Besides Charlize wants someone to "grown a pair and step up" after being in single-dom for around a decade. Admitting she is "shockingly available" (uh..hai! Although I am shockingly missing a set!). The only long shot here in this stupid, still sexist world seems to be the chances of us having a first female President of The United States. Especially when a former First Lady is beaten to the Oval Office by a fart of a last name joke with even worse hair than mine. But just you wait until Michelle Obama brings real change. This won't be America anymore Donald. You'll be fired! But for now in the fictional world when breaking bad you 'Better Call Saul' to a President as clueless as Alicia Silverstone with one of those old 'Wall Street' cord pulled up "mobile" phones (I'd still rest easier with his finger on the button though). As Madame Secretary Charlize Theron's Charlotte Field is the woman we all need to 'Veep' lead as 'Long Shot's' POTUS looks to do a reverse Ronald Reagan from running the country to movies in this film. But to make this long shot like Sue Bird in the Storm of the clutch in a world where she has to navigate sexist jokes, male manipulation, blatant blackmail and literally sleeping with both eyes open, still standing like 'Rocketman' could do with a little clinking of the glasses when it comes to raising her speeches. And that's where an old friend she used to babysit and and a little bit of Boyz II Men come into play until the end of this road to the White House.
Theron to run in 2020? We can only hope...and vote. Theron is thorough in everything shes does. Whether hitting blockbusters (from the 'Atomic Blonde' franchise, to showing she was the real Furiosa road like she was as a villain in 'Fast and Furious 8' in the 'Mad Max' refuelled reboot) to going for Oscars like her 'Monster' Best Actress Academy win or indie 'Tully' acclaim. But now she shows she has the chops for comedy like she did in 'A Million Ways To Die In The West'. As well as what it takes for this Hollywood humanitarian to run for political office. Charlize matches her comedy writing partner, line for line and gag for gag just like she does in the physical...comedy that is. As any sexist innuendo is matched with a satirical punch, seconds out, times up. She handles herself with the Tea Leoni (from President Freeman's first 'Deep Impact' question, to 'Madam Secretary' herself for her own show) political demeanour of someone in her own class that you'd just love to see run more...and we aren't talking about a sequel. But when this grace under pressure decides to let loose that's when the real fun comes out. Like the Molly's chambers situation of negotiating for a hostages release whilst in that room. High-ding under a table with an Eminem t-shirt peeking under her suit jacket, behind some shades that look like they were swiped from a Miami beach LMFAO pool party a half decade ago. LOL indeed. She gets my vote. And she certainly has Seth Rogen's heart, who brings that chamber charm amongst all the humour here for probably the 'This Is The End', 'Superbad' stars most sincerest role to date (and we already told you he was nice) as in Brooklyn, New York he makes the splash into rom-com territory like Hanks putting a rain coat over Daryl Hannah's mermaid legs. But in this entertaining and endearing one line to the White House, Theron's Secretary of State has a job proposal like a Canadian Sandra Bullock in need of a green card off of Ryan Reynolds (not such a bad thing...until you find out he's actually Canadian too) for the man with a classic laugh that has made the Star Wars 'Rise Of The Skywalker' Palpatine palpitating trailer that much more iconic (although we think Toronto Raptor NBA superstar Kawhi Leonard's awkward press conference chuckle takes the top trolling). And Seth nails it like he does the best physical comedy since Del Boy from 'Only Fools And Horses' told his Trigger wingman to play it "nice and cool" as he "lent" against the bar (Google it our American friends). One trip down the stairs (like when I was a child putting red underpants over my head (yes head) and thinking I was Superman) should be your new go to meme for "how's your 2019 been so far"? Although we can't get enough of the hillside legendary Chris Farrelly one like we just can't Adam Sandler's acoustic testament tribute on SNL.
Best friends don't come much better than 'Staight Outta Compton's' own Ice Cube and N.W.A. Ice Cube's own son (we can't get over that moment in that 5 mic rap classic when he literally holds himself. Mind...blown) O'Shea Jackson Jr. What a dream it must be for Rogen to hang out with one of his childhood hip hop heroes own child. Feel old yet? We sure do. But as O'Shea steals the show like only a man who could go to army gun war with Godzilla and a 'King Of Monsters' in the same month could, nothing looks older than Andy Serkis. And that's not a diss on Gollum in the same week that the biopic of 'Lord Of The Rings' writer 'Tolkien' comes out trying to breath fire in this 'Game Of Thrones' age (hilariously roasted here like the 'Endgame' of Marvel madness, leaving a Starbucks take out cup on this medieval set or HBO's actual hilarious response) on this 'Long Shot'. Playing a Murdoch conglomerate tycoon type called Wembly like the stadium, the mo-cap actor who showed his real face in last year's 'Black Panther' gets his full Doug Jones on in prosthetics that make him unrecognisable until the credits like Jon Voight as legendary commentator Howard Cossell for 'Ali', or Tilda Swinton's made up gossip editor in Amy Schumer's 'Trainwreck'. But from the latest Serkis act back in town, to Bob Odenkirk's better call for impeachment President there is so much credit on record for '50/50' and 'The Night Before' Christmas classic, cracking director Johnathan Levine's laughter track. Just like 'True Blood's' Alexander Skarsgård who will also appear in the 'Godzilla Vs Kong's fight as the Prime Minister of Canada...exactly as hilarious as it sounds aboot. Or a classic cameo from Kim Jong himself, 'The Interview's' Randall Park done running after Paul Rudd's 'Ant-Man' running all around him like ants on picnic snacks after the snap. Or our 'Friend' Phoebe in this all-list cast service buffet, in the same film that playfully pulls Jennifer Aniston's leg, Lisa Kudrow. Who was even in this writers small seaside town of Southport this weekend to film a new Netflix show. "Oh no"?! Oh yes! But it's the show stealing staffers of classic comedian June Diane Raphael and 'Meet The Patel's' Ravi Patel (with the best line about Samuel L. Jackson) who will split your sides as may times at they our by their secretaries one. All in all 'Long Shot' scores many a laugh but plays the long game when it comes to satirical political commentary in a classic romantic comedy, feel good finale that pulls it off on all counts without selling out like politics as usual. "If I'm angry, I'm hysterical" Charlize's Madame Secretary running for President of the United States says in a pointed remark and this film is both. Vote or die laughing. TIM DAVID HARVEY.
Further Filming: 'The Interview', 'The Night Before', 'The Proposal'
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