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Along came FARTS... and even more!
by Rob S (movies profile)
Jul 2, 2006
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36 people found this review helpful
It used to be (back in the ancient black and white days) that the "A list" stars frequented comedies that played on situation, banter and sometimes slapstick -- the stuff that helped make Tracy and Hepburn, Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart great stars. The staple of this genre was good writing. In fact, these lamentably passee films often employed some of the great writers of the century.
Today, we are treated to "A list" stars like Ben and Jennifer (the other Ben and Jennifer)for whom the modern writer can reliably deliver... a fart. Yes, the fart. Today's comedic staple. But, "Polly" delivers more than the tried and true fart as the punchline. This film manages to introduce almost every bodily function in its cavalvade of modern humor. Really, I believe that the entire range of excretions is contained in this remarkably juvenile script.
We have multiple scenes in various bathrooms.
We have at least two plays on the size of the male anatomy... and a fairly extended dual urination.
There are, of course, a defecation. Prolonged.
Also: mindless, extended gutteral sounds, emited by a supporting player without any discernable reason for about 30 seconds in a climactic scene.
There are even mutiple scenes of grossly excessive sweating... an excretion that one might not expect to appear on the list. This is now getting truly creative!
I think that the writer has earned the "how low can we go" award for aiming an allegedly adult film at a level of sophistication equivalent to a pre-schooler.
I hasten to add that there is also great animal humor. A "blind" pet is made to crash at full gallop into various inanimate objects. Crashes that would doubtless be injurious in real life, but since this is PC Hollywood, we "know" that the poor creature is really "okay" afterwards. And... we are treated to this same bit again and again. It really gets funnier each time!
I like Stiller. I think Anniston has her moments and (in other venues) has displayed talent.
This offering is truly pathetic. |
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