![]() Money that they didn't pay to ACTUALLY see this in theaters. Smith has a dedicated fanbase and I'm sure they would've paid money to see this. I honestly think that this would have been better served as a short movie to be included as an extra on a DVD release or something. Yes, really, that's all it is about really. The film also pokes fun at critics, by basing the entire villain's motivation to create this goalie golem, yes, complete with hockey mask, to kill everyone who ever said a mean thing about him. Of course, that stupidity feels manufactured instead of organic, but I sitll have to give them props for just trying absolutely everything under the book, even if it fell flat. I also like the fact that the movie just did pretty much did just about every stupid thing they could have done under the book. And, realistically speaking, that's the majority of the movie. That enthusiasm definitely helped the movie a lot, perhaps not as much as it could have, but their enthusiasm makes it easier to watch the film during the parts that aren't that funny. ![]() They're obviously not the most talented comedic actresses available, but they do a good job with their characters and they were having a blast doing this movie. And, really, that is mostly due to the fact that Harley Quinn Smith and Lily Rose Depp are surprisingly energetic in their roles. But, if I'm being completely honest, in spite of the fact that it's actually a really unfunny movie, I found this to be somewhat charming regardless. Nor does it shield it from legitimate criticism, which I'm sure some people had. Though the fact that it's a stupid doesn't mean that it's a good one. Really, though, who doesn't like a legitimately good stupid movie every now and again? It's fun to just shut off your brain and partake in something that embraces an absurdist tone. I think the stupidest movie ever made would have to be made something that was made earnestly, not something that's purposely stupid from the get-go. Is it the stupidest movie ever made? I don't know, I find it unlikely. And that really is an undeniable fact, this is a stupid movie. I'm not sure about that, but I'm sure I read that somewhere. And I believe Kevin Smith himself even said that this was the stupidest film ever made. It's a home movie that was made for himself, his friends and his family. Anyway, the point is, it's obvious that this film was made for self-indulgent purposes. And it wouldn't surprise me if this film was much the same way, there's some post-credits stuff with Smith and someone else that I only caught the end of and just didn't bother to go back and listen to it. It's a film that was conceived on an episode of one of Kevin's podcast, at least the idea. That was obvious with Tusk, a film that I thought was his best since Clerks 2. Anyway, the point of the matter is that Smith has just sort of retreated onto himself and just made films that amuse him and his fans and no one else. And this isn't even coming from someone who has relentlessly criticized his worse movies, like Cop Out, which did suck. This is part of the reason why I've sort of grown to dislike Smith, he comes across like a whiny little manchild when people don't like his movies. He needs to grow up and realize that not liking one of his films isn't a personal attack. But I bet Smith would be a-ok if these critics praised every movie he's made. Complaining about the fact that film critics are just failed filmmakers and how they can't criticize what he does unless they do it. Smith has reacted to this has been the ultimate in whiny bitchiness. It's obvious that Kevin Smith's career has been, quality-wise, been on a downward spiral post-2000.
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