In the past, the success of Kevin Smith's films could mainly be attributed to their originality. Originality, however, is what his latest film "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" mostly lacks.
While the concept of the film, two lifelong platonic friends making a porno, is very original, its implementation is not. Making a Star Wars porn movie -> very clichéd; two platonic friends falling for each other -> very clichéd; an African American man that finds everything racist -> very clichéd; an African American woman that yells most of the time -> very clichéd. I could probably make this list go on forever, but you catch my drift.
Besides the concept itself the only original part of the film was about the 'Dutch Rudder'; through its originality that part very much succeeded in the amusement I wrongly suspected to find in the remainder of the film.
My verdict: too clichéd/ unoriginal (as opposed to what we've come to expect from a Kevin Smith film). **/ ***** (2 stars out of 5)
While the concept of the film, two lifelong platonic friends making a porno, is very original, its implementation is not. Making a Star Wars porn movie -> very clichéd; two platonic friends falling for each other -> very clichéd; an African American man that finds everything racist -> very clichéd; an African American woman that yells most of the time -> very clichéd. I could probably make this list go on forever, but you catch my drift.
Besides the concept itself the only original part of the film was about the 'Dutch Rudder'; through its originality that part very much succeeded in the amusement I wrongly suspected to find in the remainder of the film.
My verdict: too clichéd/ unoriginal (as opposed to what we've come to expect from a Kevin Smith film). **/ ***** (2 stars out of 5)
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