Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard, The : Movie Review


After seeing The Goods “from the guys who brought you Talladega Nights and Step Brothers” it dawned on me just how little credit Adam McKay appears to receive for his work behind the camera. Responsible for directorial duties on those two quoted films along with Anchorman and any number of hilarious shorts from Saturday Night Live and Funny or Die, whatever McKay is doing he must be doing right. He’s standing proof that you can assemble the best comic talent around but that a template for your premise still needs to exist along with knowing when to get in and get out of a joke. McKay is listed as a producer on The Goods (along with Will Ferrell) but its Neil Brennan, a writer/director from TV’s Chappelle’s Show, making his theatrical debut at the helm. Coming from the same sketch background as his producer, Brennan proves that he’s seen McKay’s movies but doesn’t know what makes them tick.

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Author : Erik Childress