Jesse Eisenberg has got to be the most unlikely lead in film today.
The film has energy. Here's a great example of how to mix action with laughs. You keep the storyline as realistic as possible and make sure you don't see the punchlines coming. The shot where Jesse and Aziz get T-Boned and turned upsidedown as they come sliding into the camera is hysterical. You don't see that coming.
One of the few times in film where Danny McBride elevates the plot. He brings the laughs whenever he appears onscreen.
Ruben Fleischer knows how to keep a story moving forward. He also knows how to get a laugh visually as well bringing the written word to life. The script was dialogue-intensive (which could have made for a boring film in lesser hands) but Fleischer handles the material expertly.
Good job all around.
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