This comedy movie was a disaster from start to finish. It felt like the comedian recycled his stale jokes from the past eight years into a two-hour film. There was no visual translation that didn't induce cringing. His jokes might work on stage because the audience can use their imagination, but on screen, they fell flat, like props in a Terry Gilliam fever dream. He's a better stand-up writer and storyteller than an actor. The movie was forced, slow, and pretentious. I'd give it a 2 out of 10, acknowledging the effort it took for a Salvadoran migrant to break into Hollywood, but even migrant tragedies have evolved, while his humor hasn't aged well, especially when translated to the big screen.
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