ᴏld guʏ pʀᴇtᴇnd tᴏ ʙᴇ ʏᴏung ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇ: thᴇ ʙʀutal hᴏnᴇst ʀᴇᴠɪᴇw
“ᴏld guʏ pʀᴇtᴇnd tᴏ ʙᴇ ʏᴏung ᴍᴏᴠɪᴇ” ɪs a ᴍɪxᴇd ʙag. whɪlᴇ thᴇ pʀᴇᴍɪsᴇ ɪs ɪntᴇʀᴇstɪng and thᴇ cast ɪs talᴇntᴇd, thᴇ ᴇxᴇcutɪᴏn falls shᴏʀt. thᴇ stᴏʀʏ ɪs pʀᴇdɪctaʙlᴇ and thᴇ ᴊᴏᴋᴇs ᴍɪss ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴏftᴇn than thᴇʏ hɪt. thᴇ fɪlᴍ’s ʙɪggᴇst flaw ɪs ɪts ɪnaʙɪlɪtʏ tᴏ stʀɪᴋᴇ a ʙalancᴇ ʙᴇtwᴇᴇn huᴍᴏʀ and hᴇaʀt. ɪt tʀɪᴇs tᴏ ʙᴇ ʙᴏth a cᴏᴍᴇdʏ and a dʀaᴍa, ʙut ɪt ᴇnds up ʙᴇɪng nᴇɪthᴇʀ.