Review of Lazer Team (2016) by Daniel L — 25 Mar 2016

3.7/5 is my rating, but I rounded it to a 4/5.

Quick little notation before the review. Monty Oum passed away exactly one year ago today (1/1/2016). Monty was instrumental in animating Rooster Teeth's show Red vs. Blue and even created another show for them called RWBY. Before my screening of the film, we had a moment of silence for him. It was truly amazing to see a room full of fans take a moment of silence for such an amazing person.

Going into Lazer Team, I wasn't expecting much but at least a few laughs knowing the creators behind the film. The reason for this is because I wasn't sure if the cast could hold their own or if the writers could write a decent story for an 1 hour and 42 minute film.

If you're a Rooster Teeth (RT) fan, you'll notice several familiar faces as well as nods to content Rooster Teeth has made. The main cast of Lazer Team works for RT so, like I've said before, if you're a fan, you'll recognize them. Now this is a good and bad thing because these four (Burnie Burns, Gavin Free, Michael Jones, and Colton Dunn) have to carry a movie on their shoulders. Thankfully all four gave good performances, but Burnie's was definitely the weakest out of the bunch. Don't get me wrong, he had some good dialogue but there were just a few spots that took me out of the film a bit.

If you're not an RT fan, you most likely will not care too much for the film, but Lazer Team was made and funded for and by fans. Regardless, I think that the film will be alright without liked RT, but liking and knowing RT helps a lot.