Review of Mystery Team (2009) by Joshua I — 08 Sep 2009

These days the internet is giving birth to some of the biggest names in just about everything. Every other day it seems like we find the next ?big thing? on YouTube or any other forum you can upload your video or song. However, every so often there is one group that can make an ever lasting impression.

The folk?s over at Derrick Comedy were able to make that impression on me from the second my friend Matt showed me some of their sketches. Ever since then I have constantly checked their site to see what they are up to. Then about a year ago I heard that they were going to film a movie and honestly couldn?t wait to see it. I was lucky enough to catch a screening of Mystery Team during our visit to San Diego Comic Con and all I have to say is WOW.

Mystery Team follows childhood friends Jason (Donald Glover) teams master of disguise, Duncan (D.C. Pierson) the ?boy genius?, and Charlie (Dominic Dierkes) the strongest kid in town, as they take on the biggest case of their young careers as neighborhood detectives. From murder, battles with strippers, gun fights with a drug dealer, and a final showdown with the master mind of the sinister plot, there is not second within this film you are not entertained and or laughing.

Now you should know that before being asked by a young girl to figure out who murdered her parents, the biggest cases the Mystery Team has to solve were things like who stuck their finger in Mrs. Kimmel pie. So you can guess that the Mystery Team wasn?t taken that seriously with their peers especially since they are seniors in High School and still playing detective. However, this one young girl has a feeling that they can solve the case and bring closer to her and her older sister.

As the film progresses we witness the team goes through all their ?leads? on the playground, which leads them to nothing. Finally it seems like the Mystery Team catches lucky break after lucky break as they work their way to solving this mystery once and for all. Of course, those breaks wouldn?t come without hysterical circumstances and life treating danger.

You can tell that the guys and girl over at Derrick Comedy put their heart, souls, and hard earned money into making this film (they literally did).

Mystery Team is well crafted and in its self sketch comedy gold. You don?t get the feeling that this is one long sketch, even though you feel like this film could be broken up into sketches. If that were the case it wouldn?t have worked and probably not have been as funny as it was. Some people might get the feeling that it is a cheap comedy, but if you pay attention to the dialog you well see just how well crafted it is and how each character is worked into the script.

As I sit here trying to figure out my favorite part of the movie I can?t because it was just that great.

If you have the chance to catch Mystery Team at one of its mean upcoming screenings I suggest you do so because your cheeks will hurt from laughing so much. Or you can wait until Mystery Team hits theaters nation wide this October.