Review of Get a Job

Get a Job (2016)
3/10
Good actors bad script
5 February 2021
I would give this movie a 1 if it weren't for Anna Kendrick and Bryan Cranston, who made the best with what they were given. The movie follows Will, his girlfriend (Anna Kendrick), his dad (Bryan Cranston), and his roommates. The film is supposed to be a comedy about life in the real world after college. But it is not funny at all. I don't think I laughed even once. A lot of the jokes are very cringe-worthy, and I didn't like any of the characters. You know it's probably bad when they shoot it in 2012 and then don't release it for 4 years. The exception to all this was Anna Kendrick's and Bryan Cranston's characters, who were way underused. However, these characters are given a couple of serious scenes, which made me glad I watched it. But there are a lot of good actors in this movie, such Brandon T. Jackson and Alison Brie, who are completely wasted in the film. It's sad because this film had a lot of potentials. But since it was just shot before Anna Kendrick's and Bryan Cranston's careers really blew up, I can't help feeling like they were just trying to cash in on theirs' fame. This film had a lot of potential, but it sadly didn't live up to it.
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