I’ve occasionally heard Dane Cook, one of the stars of “Good Luck Chuck,” described as a comedian. I find this confusing, since my understanding is that comedians are people who say and do things that are funny. Perhaps Mr. Cook is some new kind of conceptual satirist whose shtick is to behave in the manner of a person attempting to be funny without actually being, you know, funny. Or maybe he answered an ad in the back of a magazine and sent away for a mail-order license to practice comedy.
Whether Jessica Alba, his co-star, acquired her acting credentials by similar means is an issue that will be addressed if she ever tries to act. To be fair (but why?) she does expend a little effort in “Good Luck Chuck,” pretending to be goofy and clumsy, doing stuff like running into a metal pole, catching her skirt in a car door and upending a tray of dentist’s instruments.
But the main audience for this dim little sex comedy has no particular interest in seeing Ms. Alba act. They want to see her in her underwear and also to confront one of the central cultural questions of our time: will she take her top off?
No spoilers here! In the meantime plenty of less famous women do take their tops off, which will make “Good Luck Chuck” a must-see for young men with a subscription to Maxim but no access to the Internet.
3 comments:
Wow, I wish that all movie reviews were this direct.
But really,is this a surprise? Are you disappointed that Mr. Cook has failed to impress again? Is he from Brockton?
I just think this is hilarious. Never seen Dane Cook do nothin'
hilarious! what a great review. I do take issue with one thing, however: Dane Cook is freakin hilarious. His standup anyway. That kid cracks me up. haven't seen him try to act though. and why do studios think women running into things or falling on their a is funny? does any of these neo-screwballs ever work or do well?
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