Review of Grimsby (2016) by Thequietgamer — 03 Aug 2016

One of the greatest strengths of the movie is that it doesn't waste any time getting to the laughs. It's as if everyone involved realized for the first time in movie history that "oh hey, they got the synopsis from the trailers. We can just start it with the ball already rolling." Obviously there are moments detailing the cause of the brothers separation, but they paced nicely throughout the movie as opposed to crammed into the beginning for a slow ramp up. The result is a comedy that starts off crazy and doesn't stop.

It's a outright laugh riot. The plot doesn't hold up as well as the jokes with it's predictable spy themes and all that, but it ultimately doesn't matter too much. It avoids the spy parody angle I thought it was going to go for and it's all the better for it. It's just flat out, outrageous humor.

It does occasionally get too nasty and immature at times, but for the most part I found myself laughing at even it's lowest moments of comedic intelligence. Cohen and Strong have fantastic chemistry. The rest of the cast is basically just there for the occasional gag, but I still got a kick out of seeing some familiar faces.

It's just a great comedy that's filled with laughs. There's even some great action sequences that are first-person that are really cool to witness. The plot falls a bit short and the morals it tries to squeeze in there at the end fall flat, but at the end of the day it's all about the jokes. In that department these brothers deliver in spades. Stupid, nasty, and hilarious spades.

8.