Paul Rudd narrates a series of stories that connect to the Ten Commandments in some way, usually very loosely. If you like comedies about lying, stealing, killing and coveting your neighbor's stuff, you're absolutely going to love this movie. Otherwise, it's just alright.
My friend Kate recommended this to me. Generally I find her taste in moves to be pretty decent, and I liked the idea of Winona Ryder stealing something (in this case, a ventriloquist's dummy). As it turns out, the film was pretty good.
I felt it got off to a slow start. Rudd's narration is nothing special (though it pays off more later) and the story of a false god had almost no redeeming qualities (besides Ron Silver showing up). The doctor who kills a patient "on a goof" was also a little disappointing, but again this comes back later to pay off.
The stories get better and better and so do the jokes. One story involving prison sex finds a way to make anal rape humorous, which seems impossible but isn't. Another story has men competing over a collection of CAT Scan machines. And the final story, which I find to be by far the best and the most quotable has men skipping church to get naked and listen to Roberta Flack. (Don't worry, this is an anthology of stories, not one linear tale, so I've given nothing away.)
This isn't the funniest comedy I've seen in a while or one of the best movies (for example, I saw "Juno" the week before and it's much better). But it's better than average and if you're a fan of Paul Rudd (who's pretty much at the peak of his career) you'll want to check this out. Even if you don't like one story, they've squeezed ten into 90 minutes so you don't have to wait long for the next. Give it a shot.
My friend Kate recommended this to me. Generally I find her taste in moves to be pretty decent, and I liked the idea of Winona Ryder stealing something (in this case, a ventriloquist's dummy). As it turns out, the film was pretty good.
I felt it got off to a slow start. Rudd's narration is nothing special (though it pays off more later) and the story of a false god had almost no redeeming qualities (besides Ron Silver showing up). The doctor who kills a patient "on a goof" was also a little disappointing, but again this comes back later to pay off.
The stories get better and better and so do the jokes. One story involving prison sex finds a way to make anal rape humorous, which seems impossible but isn't. Another story has men competing over a collection of CAT Scan machines. And the final story, which I find to be by far the best and the most quotable has men skipping church to get naked and listen to Roberta Flack. (Don't worry, this is an anthology of stories, not one linear tale, so I've given nothing away.)
This isn't the funniest comedy I've seen in a while or one of the best movies (for example, I saw "Juno" the week before and it's much better). But it's better than average and if you're a fan of Paul Rudd (who's pretty much at the peak of his career) you'll want to check this out. Even if you don't like one story, they've squeezed ten into 90 minutes so you don't have to wait long for the next. Give it a shot.