Review of I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2009) by D P — 04 Feb 2010

I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (C).

This film may be off the radar for some but for those who have read the best selling, real life book that it's based on, it was a highly anticipated film. I watched all the youtube, advanced screening promos that were hilarious and I was really looking forward to seeing this movie.

This is the life story of one, Tucker Max a handsome, brash, law student who lives his life with no rules beyond satisfying his every lustful desire in the most juvenile, profane and immediate way possible. Tucker is the kind of guy who will hit on a hot a girl in a bar and tell her flat out to dump her fatty roommate so they can bounce, only to bang the roommate too on his way out the door the next morning...just for the story.

The big problem in Tucker's life is that he's just charming, just disarming and just good looking enough to get away with this behavior - every time! The appeal for the audience is that there is a part of each of us that wishes they could drop the rule book and just live like there was no tomorrow but there is, and the fall out and devastation left in the wake of such selfishness makes for an unpleasant, unsatisfying and unattractive life.

That' what happens in this movie. You role with Tucker for a while and are bemused by his audacity but after a time you finally realize he's just a prick and if you met a guy like this in real life, you'd either throw your drink at him or kick his ass depending on your gender. His friends finally come to the same realization and unlike "Up in the Air" you're never really sure if Tucker 'gets it' after he takes that long, hard look in the mirror. There is midget sex in it however, so it's got that going for it. Ewwww.