Review of The Amateurs

The Amateurs (2005)
6/10
Unimpressive
20 July 2023
This film has a large contingent of recognizable actors (from Valerie Perrine to Lauren Graham, from Jeff Bridges to Steven Weber), but it falls far short of its potential. For a comedy, it is very low key. Most of the humor derives from attempts to be odd or different. But characters are not well developed.

Andy (Jeff Bridges) decides to create an explicitly sexual film, and his friends and acquaintances all join in the project. He narrates the film as the production has its ups and downs. In a stab at humor that is nonetheless true, Andy tells viewers that "movies are supposed to show, not tell".

In the end, this film is not very funny and not very interesting. It is difficult to understand how so many talented people thought this would be a worthwhile project.
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