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Observe and Report


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This week, we’re watching “Observe and Report.”

What I liked: “Observe and Report” is a guilty pleasure for me. Seth Rogen and his bizarre mall security staff are hilarious and crude. All the characters in the mall are entertaining and Ray Liotta is great at his part as an intense cop who is always on Seth’s case. The always funny Anna Faris plays a snobby and trashy make up counter girl who Seth likes. He tries to protect her and everyone else from a flasher who has been terrorizing the mall. The scenes involving the flasher are a riot and there is also a hysterical scene involving Seth and a kiosk employee named Saddamn. Seth’s drunken mother, played by Celia Weston, is great. The movie is very funny but it’s also very raunchy with tons of nudity and bad language.

What I disliked: Nothing, everything is great.

Would I recommend it? Yes. It’s a great comedy but keep in mind it’s a strong R rating.

Score: 8 out of 10

Nick Conrad

What I liked: Observe and Report is a dark comedy starring Seth Rogan, Ray Liotta and Anna Faris of Scary Movie fame. Seth plays a troubled mall security cop hell bent on catching a thief and a flasher terrorizing the mall.  He hopes to win the heart of a girl, played by Faris, who has no interest in him what-so-ever. Furthermore he has dreams of grandeur at being a police officer for the darnedest reasons. Despite the violence, vulgarity and extreme nudity throughout, this movie was actually hilarious at times. When I wasn’t being shocked by the blasphemy or the bloodshed not expected in this comedy, I was laughing out loud.

What I disliked: I didn’t appreciate all the swearing but it sometimes added to the humor. I really didn’t like Seth for his role in this either. I would have liked to see it played differently. For a comedy, there was too much violence and bloodshed however it also added to the laughs at times.

Would I recommend it? I recommend this movie for anyone who enjoyed Superbad and Pineapple Express. If the dark and dry humor is your thing, this movie is for you. I definitely don’t advise taking the children or the elders. All I can say is proceed with caution. LOL

Score: 7 out of 10

Tanisha Speight

What I liked: Observe and Report is ridiculously funny. Written and directed by Jody Hill, whose debut movie “The Fist Foot Way” was even funnier. Hill is proving to be a comedy force, catching up quickly to Judd Apatow. Seth Rogen is lucky we are not quite sick of him yet, for he plays pretty much the same character as he has the last couple of years. This time just replacing sensitivity with sociopathy. All of the supporting cast is great including Anna Faris as a collagened-out beauty counter girl, Michael Pena as a security guard with a drug problem and lisp both worse than Mike Tyson’s, Patton Oswalt as the food court manager with no heart and Danny McBride, the fastest rising star from the south, as a crack dealer trying to get his son into the family business.

What I disliked: Observe and Report at times went to the old stand by gross out scenes for a laugh. It also was extremely and surprisingly violent at times, which seemed completely unnecessary. Ray Liotta also bored me as the “real” detective with no heart.

Would I recommend it? Observe and Report is definitely worth checking out. There are some great up and coming comedy talents that will soon go from “that one guy” to household names, (especially Danny McBride). If you do go see this movie, leave your political correctness and your kids at home.

Score: 7 out of 10

Stephanie Powers

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