Directed by:
Doug EllinCinematography:
Steven FierbergCast:
Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara, Billy Bob Thornton, Jeremy Piven, Haley Joel Osment, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Emily Ratajkowski (more)VOD (4)
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Doug Ellin, creator of the TV show, directs this feature film that follows on from the last season. Adrian Grenier stars as actor Vincent Chase, who, with the financial backing of former agent and newly-appointed studio head Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven), is able to make his directorial debut. Ari encounters problems, however, when the film goes over budget, while Vincent takes his usual carefree approach to the situation. He is supported by his entourage - his half brother Johnny 'Drama' Chase (Kevin Dillon) and friends Salvatore 'Turtle' Assante (Jerry Ferrara) and Eric Murphy (Kevin Connolly), who is also Vincent's manager. (Warner Bros. Home Entertainment)
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"Hey Schindler! Leave no Jew behind!” A pleasant chill-out movie from the attractive offscreen lives of Hollywood producers and actors. While for Americans who are familiar with the TV series this is a nice ending, for many of us it is a teaser pilot. Funny cameos, the best one with Liam Neeson and the most surprising with Warren Buffet. Exteriors of real film studios, sexy bodies on the pool terraces of luxury villas. Supercars rolling through the Hollywood Hills and down Sunset Strip. A fast pace and a feel-good happy ending. The film relishes its own universe in the same way as Altman’s The Player, but with as much humor as possible and no higher artistic ambitions. Said humor is subtle, so expect no farting, vomiting, weak spots or awkwardness (sometimes amusingly) used by Seth Rogen & Co. (This Is the End). Most importantly, even as someone totally ignorant of the series, I felt completely at home among the characters and their troubles after half an hour.
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When you’re watching something out of context, it’s hard to get into it. However, a mere hour and a half was enough for me to know that I don’t wanna watch the show. The ending at the Golden Globes is, however, really nice and once again, it shows how Hollywood’s able to poke fun at itself.
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Very good. The film is entertaining rather than overly funny (not many memorable scenes here, unfortunately), the humor is also tamer, but that doesn't matter at all, because as a whole it works great. What I really liked was the little peek into the film industry, how it all works and, most importantly, that it all feels so real and not like a movie. You really get the feeling for the whole 104 minutes that you are in Hollywood and you could meet anyone you know on the street, like Liam Neeson at a traffic light. The large turnout of familiar faces, the many exposed babes, the sex scenes and the nice pacing are also pleasing. Very good fun. 80%.
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Everything is terribly speeded up and I bet that lots of scenes ended up on the cutting room floor so that this wouldn’t look like just another season of the series, but a two-hour movie. Despite that, this epilogue is a functional, but not excellent summary of the series. If you haven’t seen the series, you have no chance of making sense of it.
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I haven't seen the series, but from what I've seen, it might actually be enjoyable for me. I am quite interested in the behind-the-scenes of filmmaking in Hollywood, as well as the fact that real Hollywood stars are present here. It's not all funny, the script isn't good enough for that, but there are moments that I definitely enjoyed.
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