Nicholas at the Movies

Very Bad Things

 

Starring: Jon Favraeu (Swingers, Director of Iron Man), Cameron Diaz (The Mask), Christian Slater (Alone in the Dark), Jeremy Piven (Entourage) and Daniel Stern (Home Alone, City Slickers)

Director: Peter Berg (Friday Night Lights

Year: 1998

Genre: Comedy - Very Dark

Run-Time: 100 Minutes (1 Hour and 40 Minutes)

Plot:

Bachelor Party in Vegas gone horribly, horribly, HORRIBLY wrong.

The Good:

Great Cast. Cameron Diaz looks really young and hot. Minus the one weird guy who isn't famous, all of the guys (Piven, Stern, Slater and Favraeu) play their parts to perfection. The plot is nothing special but the story is what separates this movie from the pack. This movie goes to such an extreme level of dark comedy that it reamins unmatched over 12 years later. 

The Bad:

There aren't any jokes in the movie. Nothing they say or do is really funny. All of the comedy is derived from the situation, not from jokes or acting.

The Review:

This is one of the most "Holy Fuck! What the Shit is Going On?!" movies I've ever seen. Evil Dead II is its only equal when it comes to unpredictability. Get ready cause this shit is crazy.

The Rating:

BOOMSTICK

 *** Instant Quez Classic ***