Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder is a very uneven comedy. The highs are astronomical, but many jokes land with a thud. In that sense it's a fairly typical Ben Stiller movie.

Tropic Thunder's main problem is that it can't quite decide which direction to take the story and instead goes in every direction at once. Simultaneously making a film industry satire, war film, slapstick, gross-out comedy doesn't always work. Despite the issues I had with the plot, I really enjoyed Tropic Thunder. Watching Robert Downey Jr. do a bizzaro Bill Cosby impersonation was worth the price of admission. 3.5/5

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