Before entering the film analysis, let’s take a look at the scores of professional film critics in various countries. The freshness of Rotten Tomatoes is only 19% (the public’s glasses are sharp), and the metacritic score is also a mere 34 (the quality of the rotten film is very good).
Let’s start with a brief analysis of the film. There are not many things to watch, the actors are a little bit, the plot is basically quite old-fashioned (so I won’t talk about it), the laugh point is relatively simple (but it can also be regarded as a bright spot)
The actors (only two people are talked about)
Zach Galifianakis : The "Hangover" became an instant hit, and the genuine jokes and unpretentious words and deeds impressed the audience deeply. The "Neighborhood Power Spy" introduced this time, if it weren't for Zach's joining, it is estimated that there will be no luck.
Gal Gadot: He became popular with the role of Gisele in the "Fast and Furious" series, and then entered the hearts of the audience with the title of "Wonder Woman". In this film, as a female spy, how do you say it? The acting skills are really average, there is no special feature, there is no joke at all, and I am speechless.
Plot
: Jeff and Karen, a suburban couple, discover that their shiny new neighbors (Tim and Natalie) aren't easy, so they start an undercover investigation, and the deeper the truth, the more dangerous it is Heavy.
The laughter is
both the highlight of the film and the groove of the film. What do you mean?
Highlights: As a comedy, isn't it strange that there is no laughing point? As long as Jeff appears in this film, there will be no shortage of laughs. His dullness, his simplicity, and his neuroticism are the source of the film's laughs. It is no exaggeration to say that 95% of the jokes in this film come from his performance (and 5% come from Karen).
Slots: The single point of laughter, the same sentence, or the word "too much", the film relies too much on the laughter guided by the Jeff couple, while ignoring the interaction of other characters, making people feel that the Jeff couple and Tim and Natalie are one The group does not have any intersection and interaction on the jokes at all. They just do their own things. They forcibly divide the jokes of the story and the development of the story into two, resulting in the coherence and funnyness of the plot cannot be organically combined. (Personal opinion, for reference only)
Final inventory
Director★★★☆☆ (Greg Mottola, who has directed a series of interesting movies and TV series)
Plot★★☆☆☆ (comparatively old-fashioned)
Actor★★☆☆☆ (two stars ) It's for Jeff couple)
visual effects★★★☆☆(regular)
sound effects★★★☆☆(no plot, just average)
Recommended crowd: Everyone
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