From MTV Films comes the throwback comedy 200 Cigarettes. The film follows several characters on New Year’s Eve 1981 as they work their way to a party in the East Village of New York City. Featuring Paul Rudd, Christina Ricci, Courtney Love, Ben Affleck, Dave Chappelle, Kate Hudson, and Jay Mohr, the cast is quite impressive. However, the performances vary, as do the character stories; with a couple of them being rather tedious and boring. Yet, there’s some interesting social commentary on relationships and the struggles that young people face. Additionally, the film makes good use of the ‘80s aesthetic in both the costuming and the soundtrack. Partying like it’s 1981, 200 Cigarettes delivers some fun times but has trouble joggling all of its characters and storylines.
Every now and then I'll give a movie with a good cast yet poor reviews a look while on the treadmill. As you may have guessed, this was such a movie. Roger Ebert said that actors are essentially vessels waiting to be filled by a good screenplay. This movie offered the actors little in the way of material and the result is a pretty empty movie (Gabby Hoffman should have fired her agent after she wrapped this movie). The movie is essentially a series of empty scenes that are sloppily tied together at the end of the movie by a Chapelle monolog. Oh, so that's what this mess was about - I am glad he told me.
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Shout by R-SulaBlockedParent2021-01-02T00:40:47Z
Watched it again for NYE2020, and I never felt so nostalgic for NYC-NYE-crowded-dirty-seedy-dive-bars-diners-restaurants-cabs-and-house-parties in my whole life. Ever. Watch it now to remember life pre-Covid. Honestly, how did we survive it?