It's every kid's fantasy realized on the big screen, and Ben Stiller is the perfect straight man, able to play into the wacky storm of characters coming to life around him. Both critics and fans despised the movie, and honestly, the scathing reviews are funnier than the script. Jonah Hill, Richard Ayoade, and Vince Vaughn play the guys in the neighborhood watch, but their chemistry and comedy chops just aren't enough to save this failure of a film. Granted, there's a great cast alongside Ben Stiller. Worse still, it just isn't funny, as it lazily relies on an overabundance of raunchy humor. Evidently, the creators of The Watch could envision a world full of aliens, but they weren't able to realize that female characters can exist outside of the context of their reproductive organs. For one thing, even though the movie was released in 2012, it's basically a big boys' club, as the only plot lines for women either revolve around them desperately wanting children, being saved from sexual assault, or being a verbally abused mother. The premise is a ton of fun, as a ragtag neighborhood watch uncovers an alien conspiracy in their quiet suburban town. Even though this movie lost cash at the box office, many view Stiller's performance in the film as one of his very best. Some audiences didn't exactly feel the same way, and most moviegoers certainly didn't return to theaters again and again to see it. The vulnerable, complex character he portrays and his chemistry with indie darling Greta Gerwig made this movie a hit with critics. As this is a Baumbach film, it's filled with the director's signature realistic pacing and heartbreakingly intimate portraits of people coming to grips with lives that didn't turn out how they imagined.Ĭapturing that particularly Los Angeles ennui and balancing it with a script filled with dark laughs is also a hallmark of many a Noah Baumbach film, and Ben Stiller's gravely funny acting fits the tone perfectly. Along the way, he finds himself drawn into new relationships and old feuds as he confronts the mistakes and frustrations that haunt him. A film by Noah Baumbach, Greenberg follows Stiller as the titular character, Roger Greenberg, a guy who's spending time at his brother's house after a stint in a facility following a nervous breakdown.
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