Review of Entourage (2015) by Valcankrull — 11 Jun 2015

“Entourage” written and directed by Doug Ellin is a continuation of the popular HBO show of the same name that came to an end in 2011. It is a wholly unnecessary film that in its opening minutes completely undoes much of what the show closed on in its final episodes.

Truth be told it is best seen in its original format, television. This is because the movie felt like nothing more than a glorified episode of the show just with more cameos. And I mean a lot of cameos.

After a while you start thinking of the people who do not show up instead of the ones that do and some of the cameos are brutally short and pointless except to say, “oh hey look who it is,” before they are whisked off the screen.

This is not to say the movie is horrible. Being a fan of the show I found many moments in the film to be just as entertaining and humorous as they were before with Vinnie, E, Drama, Turtle, and Ari going through the motions.

For those wondering, the ‘R’ rating does get you plenty of shameless T&A from the most gorgeous women they could cattle call for the film. You also get a healthy dose of ‘Ari-isms’ from Jeremy Piven.

So if you are a die-hard fan of the show go see it. If you never watched the show you won't have a clue who anyone is or why they are important. In the end I think this world would have been best served leaving the boys alone in 2011 to ride off into the sunset.

Instead we get a mildly entertaining film that you will likely enjoy in nine months on HBO from your couch.