A Movie a Day: Tropic Thunder

Friday 25 December - TROPIC THUNDER (2008)
I always wanted to see Tropic Thunder, but as usual I never got around to it. I missed it in cinemas then sort of forgot about it. I liked the trailer and the idea of a blockbuster action-comedy led by three big names (Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr.), two of whom I am big fans (Stiller and Black).

Everything I'd heard from friends was negative, however; that it was so-so, disappointingly average. I still looked forward to watching it, and when I did was entertained at the start, finding out and liking that it was a film within a film. I really liked the early novelty behind-the-scenes stuff, but overall the film disappointed me too; it wasn't that funny, I found most of the humour and dialogue a bit too bizarre, a bit too wacky for me. 5/10