How intrigued are you, based upon seeing the trailer?
Anne: Made for me!
Jack: Definitely yes
Impressions based on the trailer
Snarky, smart, raunchy comedy. An unbelievable series of events based on the true story of a homosexual con man. From the looks of the trailer it would appear that the filmmakers called Anne up and asked her for a specific list of criteria for a movie she would like to see.
Comments after seeing the film.
Anne: Leslie Man is more prominently featured in the trailer but has a less significant part about half way through and practically disappears. There is more to the film regarding his con-man lifestyle and newly-found homosexuality than the grounded, religious, family life at the beginning of the film. Other than that, I would say that the trailer does a good job at displaying the themes and general mood of the film. It was great.
Jack: The red band trailer sells this as a very raunchy sex comedy about gay con artist, pointing out that it is jointly directed by the co-writers of “Bad Santa.” In fact, this film isn’t really, really raunchy, but it is really, really good. It may very well be Jim Carrey’s career-best performance, and the real heart of the film is the love story between him and an adorable, Bambi-eyed Ewan McGregor. It’s a real shame that this great film was given a release with almost no advertising and is currently only playing in two theaters in all of New York, but I think over the years it will soon find an audience.
Final Grade for Film: A-
Trailer Accuracy: 50%
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