Tropic Thunder : Movie Review


Is it possible for a movie to be too "inside"? Can its farcical focus on the very industry that supports it have the ability to reach beyond the studios and the suits to become a memorable mainstream hit? That's obviously what Ben Stiller is hoping for with his new showbiz satire Tropic Thunder. As much an attack on the pompous and privileged stars that are the center of contemporary cinema as it is on the bloated and often unwieldy way they earn their keep, this may be the first popcorn comedy that plainly—and repeatedly—bites the hackneyed hand that feeds it.

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Author : Bill Gibron