If you ask most people what the most awesome part of Mad Max: Fury Road was, they’ll say “flamethrower guitar guy”, unaware that his name is actually Coma, The Doof Warrior. Like almost every character in Fury Road, Coma actually has a fairly detailed backstory, but that’s not what we’re here to talk about. For their entrance …
Get Hard is an episodic comedy that seems determined to botch its ‘can’t miss’ premise. No amount of riffing from Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart can overcome a script that’s obviously cobbled together from multiple projects. Director Etan Cohen’s feature-length debut lacks the big-ticket gags to overcome its flawed execution. Ultimately, this is a ‘star vehicle’ that should have stayed in the driveway.
Welcome back to the second half of SNL’s 40th season. Last year saw the cast and crew bring out a new title sequence, a few alumni hosts, and build up a pretty good reserve of goodwill. Now let’s watch as we see the show take the majority of that goodwill and burn it right off.
‘Think Like a Man Too’ is a restatement of what is obvious to anyone in the audience: this is Kevin Hart’s movie.