This movie is a throwback to when cinema was about story, chemistry, acting, physicality and simplicity. I truly enjoyed this film, and highly recommend you take the time to sit back and watch it.
A fairly lackluster satire of Hollywood which feels way too long, even at 99 minutes.
At the same time, it's beautifully filmed with an incredible cast. It is kind of a fascinating character study, the way people project their needs and expectations onto the blank slate of Latte Pronto.
Film 99 (Goal: 300) of 2024
Ooft.. I knew this was going to be bad going in but I like Charlie Day from It's Always Sunny and while he's never been my favourite actor, he comes across as extremely intelligent and knowledgeable about cinema and the process. So with that in mind, I was hoping that this would be one of those cases where I would connect with this film. Unfortunately this was not the case.
Fool's Paradise wants to be a love letter to a long gone golden age of Hollywood, when there was still a magic and mystique to Tinsel Town, while also being a satire, picking apart the craziness of the celebrity status. The decision to make the lead, played by Charlie Day, a mute was not a good one. Sure, the point could be made, that it adds to the satire - that you are pulled from person to person, place to place like an object in this crazy world of show business. But for a movie viewing experience, it sucks all the life out of the film.
Charlie Day's moves from scene to scene, while things happen around him and recognisable actors step in and then step out, without anything being added or achieved. It's the same issues that recent big ensemble films (not that this is one of those) like Hail, Caesar!, Amsterdam, Babylon had as well. Where there is no real connective thread or plot, the lead just steps from place to place aimlessly or without purpose and it's more about the moment of the cameo, then anything.
There's an argument that Ken Jeong is the actual lead, as he goes on a story arc but he's just not interesting enough to keep the audience invested. So by the time his arc ends, the film falls flat.
Fool's Paradise is an ultimately forgettable peek behind the curtain of some of the madness of what it is to be within the everchanging world of Hollywood. And while some of the ideas are creative, nothing really sticks and all interesting threads are either cut too soon, or are immediately lifeless.
Charlie Day went all Epstein on his friends because there's no way he convinced them to be in this abomination without having shit on them no way.
I like the idea it's just terribly made/written especially when Charlie Day is the lead even if it's a comedy which was honestly never funny.
Points go to my wife Kate Beckinsale, she can do no wrong.
This cross between Charlie Chaplin and Being There fails to offer many laughs or thought provoking moments.
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Charly Day's Chaplainesque clowning had me laughing from beginning to end.
It’s a Charlie Chaplin movie, but the worlds not ready for that right now
I love Charlie Day. The cameos in this movie are great. The movie was silly - but that’s the point. It was a social commentary of the ridiculousness of Hollywood. I really enjoyed it. It’s good for a bunch of laughs.
Charlie Day doing his best Charlie Chaplin.
The movie was alright. It was more of a continuous story than a story with a B plot conflict. Nothing really big happens in the movie, so I can see how others think it's boring, even for how long the movie is.
6.8/10 (Rounded to 7). Charlie Day is cool.
Shame this wasn't good. Great cast. Adrian Brody is great. Just not funny or amusing enough to be considered a good movie.
As much as I like Charlie in always sunny, this movie really stinks and Ken Jeong has never been funny, RIP Ray.
oh boy, who didn't read the script before green lighting this turd. Another comedy without the funny bits thrown in
Plenty of big stars but some forgot to hire a writer that knows anything about funny situations.
0/10
Charlie day proves he’s one of the best comedic actors ever
Charlie Day is brilliant. Many may not understand this movie, physical humor is definitely a lost art.
Shout by Jesse ShewmanVIP 2BlockedParent2023-06-11T14:08:51Z
great cast, adrien brody was great, but the story was very bad