Review of Get Hard (2015) by Kelly K — 02 Nov 2015
I'm a fan of Will Ferrell. I'll admit I'll 99% of the time watch anything with him in it. Kevin Hart...not so much. But thinking about it, Will Ferrell hasn't put out anything entertaining since Blades of Glory.
..almost 10 years ago! The Wedding Ringer had a few laughs but nothing really to make it a stand out. So here is Get Hard, a movie too late for really both comedians. In 2007, hot off of Talladega Nights and the Mediocre Man Trilogy prospects (speaking of which, we never really got an ending to it, if we still consider the first two films as Anchorman and Talladega Nights).
Ferrell again plays an ignorant man who seems to be #1 at his job, but falls this time due to fraud (rather than say sexism or racism in the previous two films) then learns to climb back with the help of The Wedding Ringer.
... err prison coach. I mean from that you can tell it's typical Ferrell with more Kevin Hart like jokes. But maybe I'm just getting old but I rarely laughed here. I'll say T.I. and the Krenshaw gang were funny, but like most Will Ferrell movies, everyone is over the top and a caricature and while funny at first, it seems to have warn down the welcome.
I can still picture a sequel to this. Kevin Hart actually goes to jail and Will helps him. But this movie also didn't make enough money so I doubt it will happen.
This review of Get Hard (2015) was written by Kelly K on 02 Nov 2015.
Get Hard has generally received mixed reviews.
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