Review of The Big Year

The Big Year (2011)
7/10
blame marketing i guess..
17 July 2012
i would categorize this movie as eclectic rather than comedy. there are a few "light" moments that i guess could be interpreted as funny or comedy, but i interpreted it as just clever moments. they have to market this movie as a comedy because it has 3 "comedy" stars, big ones at that. they are known for the funny to slapstick whoo haaas. so the marketing department did what they did and ran with it to make the movie money.

now..... I've learned to not take whats on the cover of "products" as the one and only truth. u know that cereal u buy isn't the best tasting because it says so on the box, and that isn't the best most trusted aspirin u just ingested because it says so on the label. its called marketing people, and its sole purpose is to sell sell sell.

so even though in the first 20 to 30 minutes of the movie i "knew" that this wasn't what i expected it to be, i dropped all notions and just went with it and took it for what it was. and what it is, is a great all around movie. i enjoyed the acting between the 3 co-stars, the story even though its not anything new, and just let the movie be what it is.

i gave it an honest 7. it kept me engaged and entertained.
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