Review of Next Day Air (2009) by Jamie H — 07 Oct 2009

Next Day Air (2009).

Running Time: 84 Minutes.

Rated: R.

Judging from first impression, you think of black comedy that always gets the involvement of drugs, cops, and hustlers. It gets just that. Only problem is, its not really that funny. It has sure moments of giggles but that is a type of film you show to some adolescent kids just learning the ways of maturity.

With an ensembled cast filled of rappers and comedians, it seems like your watching some Wayan brothers production but problem is, the Wayans are actually funnier. People like Mike Epps who plays as Brody, some jobless american who steals video tapes from the bank. Whos friend steals just from anybody, even family. So why not steal some ?bricks? of drugs, accidently so. Do that and some angry mexican mobster with a rough riders mustache will drop your door down and use his ridiculous accent to scare you. Its plot seems like a small setup for minor gags to show up. Even so, its gags can top its message. That is not good.

But through the hour and half, there is some light that can be shed. Whenever a mexican acts tough in the mirror or everytime a big gang member smokes a cigar while telling his victim to not lie, it just makes everything feel special. I mean?how can you not tell him the truth. Thats just disrespectful because you are just wasting his cigar and apparently the film felt like some big old lie that wasted plenty of em. You have to think?..when will it end. On which cigar will this film end. Something that heavily bothers this film. Theres no real lesson and the comedy just feels dead. Its like watching comedy for stoners on Spike Feresten. Its just images of nonsense.

Not inspired nor heavied, just flat comedy.

2/5.

Written By: Xou Xiong.