Ben Stiller, as a presence in Hollywood, frankly mystifies
me. For a person who seems to have as much of an axe to grind on the
establishment as he does, he sure spends a lot of his time in patently weaker
productions. Sure, it’s as an actor, but it does feel like the game is playing
him at times. I mean, the Meet The Parents series took a very steep decline that
I can only hope is at its end and the Night At The Museum films, while okay
diversions for kids, had way too much L.A. sheen to really buy into why Stiller
would sign on for them… aside from the pay packet, of course.
Meanwhile, behind the camera, he’s made films like the epitome of clever filmmaking about dumb characters with Zoolander, the underrated comedic thriller The Cable Guy and let’s not forget his masterpiece as a satirical firebrand with Tropic Thunder. Something tells me that there was a bit of reality-influenced casting that went into his role in last year’s While We’re Young. Anyway, once again as prep for a newly-released film by the same director, time to take a look at his last release.
Meanwhile, behind the camera, he’s made films like the epitome of clever filmmaking about dumb characters with Zoolander, the underrated comedic thriller The Cable Guy and let’s not forget his masterpiece as a satirical firebrand with Tropic Thunder. Something tells me that there was a bit of reality-influenced casting that went into his role in last year’s While We’re Young. Anyway, once again as prep for a newly-released film by the same director, time to take a look at his last release.
