4 reviews
Review: Although the cast looked impressive, this movie really wasn't that good and the storyline was pretty terrible. It's about a man who thinks that he has everything that a man wants out of life, until he finds out that his wife is having an affair and his career is going nowhere. He then becomes a mentor for a sharp kid who helps him turn his life around and shows him how to get the most out of life. I'm usually a fan of Aaron Eckharts work, but he really did make a fool out of himself in this movie. The jokes weren't that funny and the storyline went from one ridiculous scene to another. The director piled up to many different elements which made the film seem messy and not that enjoyable. None of the top actors put in an outstanding performance, which is due to the terrible script, so this is yet another movie that has to get the thumbs down from me. Disappointing!
Round-Up: Aaron Eckhart really let me down in this film, alongside Jessica Alba and Elizabeth Banks who were also not that great. There were also some other big names in the film, like Kristen Wiig and Jason Sudeikis, but they weren't in the movie that much. I was impressed with the young looking Logan Lerman whose also starred in Fury, the Percy Jackson franchise and Noah but I just found it hard to find the film slightly amusing. I'm not surprised that it made such a lose at the box office but I am surprised with the budget which must have gone towards the actors wages. Anyway, it's worth a watch if you just want some noise in the background but I personally think that it was a waste of a good cast.
Budget: $5million Worldwide Gross: $347,000 (Terrible!)
I recommend this movie to people who are into their comedies about a man whose goes through a mid-life crisis after finding out that his wife is having an affair. 3/10
Round-Up: Aaron Eckhart really let me down in this film, alongside Jessica Alba and Elizabeth Banks who were also not that great. There were also some other big names in the film, like Kristen Wiig and Jason Sudeikis, but they weren't in the movie that much. I was impressed with the young looking Logan Lerman whose also starred in Fury, the Percy Jackson franchise and Noah but I just found it hard to find the film slightly amusing. I'm not surprised that it made such a lose at the box office but I am surprised with the budget which must have gone towards the actors wages. Anyway, it's worth a watch if you just want some noise in the background but I personally think that it was a waste of a good cast.
Budget: $5million Worldwide Gross: $347,000 (Terrible!)
I recommend this movie to people who are into their comedies about a man whose goes through a mid-life crisis after finding out that his wife is having an affair. 3/10
- leonblackwood
- Apr 24, 2015
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Meet Bill is a bad film. There is no way around it. Aaron Eckhart, who was amazing in Thank You For Smoking, seems to be attempting a Jim Carrey-style comedic performance, and it doesn't work at all. His performance as an obnoxious, petty, immature 40-something is unpleasant to watch. It is not entertaining or funny, just uncomfortable. The plot is pretty simple: Bill is working for his father-in-law at a very successful bank and is unhappy; his wife cheats on him, things fall apart.
The other characters seem to exist just to help Bill find out who he really is or something like that. Jessica Alba is one of these. She plays a cashier at a Victoria's Secret who befriends Bill and his young mentee. She doesn't really put any effort into her role, but I don't blame her because her character was wildly underdeveloped. She has no real motivation in the film- she's just there to help Bill regain his confidence. Young actor Logan Lerman plays Bill's mentee- a private school kid with a bottomless allowance, a disturbing infatuation with Alba's character, and an inexplicable desire to spend all of his time with Bill. Craig Bierko plays Bill's gay brother, who sits around trying to talk sense to him and does little else.
Elizabeth Banks is OK as Bill's wife, and it is perhaps the only redeeming quality of the film that she is not completely villainized. The only highlight if the film comes in the form if Kristen Wiig and Jason Sudeikis of the current SNL cast, who plays representatives of a donut franchise Bill is trying to get involved with.
The script is aimless, the dialog horrible, and the conclusion completely unsatisfying. I really wished I hadn't watched this movie by the time it ended.
The other characters seem to exist just to help Bill find out who he really is or something like that. Jessica Alba is one of these. She plays a cashier at a Victoria's Secret who befriends Bill and his young mentee. She doesn't really put any effort into her role, but I don't blame her because her character was wildly underdeveloped. She has no real motivation in the film- she's just there to help Bill regain his confidence. Young actor Logan Lerman plays Bill's mentee- a private school kid with a bottomless allowance, a disturbing infatuation with Alba's character, and an inexplicable desire to spend all of his time with Bill. Craig Bierko plays Bill's gay brother, who sits around trying to talk sense to him and does little else.
Elizabeth Banks is OK as Bill's wife, and it is perhaps the only redeeming quality of the film that she is not completely villainized. The only highlight if the film comes in the form if Kristen Wiig and Jason Sudeikis of the current SNL cast, who plays representatives of a donut franchise Bill is trying to get involved with.
The script is aimless, the dialog horrible, and the conclusion completely unsatisfying. I really wished I hadn't watched this movie by the time it ended.
is this a male in marriage midlife crisis movie?
is this a slapstick comedy?
is this a teen sex flick?
is this a tween fantasy movie?
i do not know.
but i do know it ain't funny because it's trying to be funny and comes across as just stupid. the story rambles on putting 'bill' in one goofy situation after another and then has a serious finish.
not much else to be said about this attempt at comedy/drama/sex/slapstick/idiosyncrasy bomb of a film.
forget it!
is this a slapstick comedy?
is this a teen sex flick?
is this a tween fantasy movie?
i do not know.
but i do know it ain't funny because it's trying to be funny and comes across as just stupid. the story rambles on putting 'bill' in one goofy situation after another and then has a serious finish.
not much else to be said about this attempt at comedy/drama/sex/slapstick/idiosyncrasy bomb of a film.
forget it!
Premise is Adventures of a (presumably) working class Son-in-Law in a Dysfunctional rich family. This is a great premise. There are at least 2 funny TV series on based on this plot. First 15 minutes of this movie are exciting & you think you are in for a 2 hour ride of comic situations involving rich people doing unbelievably stupid stuff. Camera work is also nice. Acting looks decent. If you've seen Aaron's "Thanks You for Smoking" earlier, you know that he can play his part in a witty movie.
However post 15 minutes, it appears that someone else decided to finish the project with high school kids in director's/ editor's/ script writer's chair. Nothing seems to move forward or unfold or deepen the characters. Funny situations blow up before the punch line. Most of the sub-plots are totally inconsequential. And if someone thinks they made a movie dealing with existential dilemma, I am sorry to inform them that's certainly not the case here.
6.4 ? Really, my fellow IMDBians ? This turkey is 6.4 ? Tarsem Singh's "The Cell" is 6.2. Al Pancio's "88 minutes" is 5.9. I am giving it 3 stars for the casting dept, which did a fantastic job in casting hugely talented Aaron and shapely Ms.Banks.
However post 15 minutes, it appears that someone else decided to finish the project with high school kids in director's/ editor's/ script writer's chair. Nothing seems to move forward or unfold or deepen the characters. Funny situations blow up before the punch line. Most of the sub-plots are totally inconsequential. And if someone thinks they made a movie dealing with existential dilemma, I am sorry to inform them that's certainly not the case here.
6.4 ? Really, my fellow IMDBians ? This turkey is 6.4 ? Tarsem Singh's "The Cell" is 6.2. Al Pancio's "88 minutes" is 5.9. I am giving it 3 stars for the casting dept, which did a fantastic job in casting hugely talented Aaron and shapely Ms.Banks.