Les copains Danny et Frank passent l'été après le lycée à travailler comme sauveteurs tout en réfléchissant à leur avenir.Les copains Danny et Frank passent l'été après le lycée à travailler comme sauveteurs tout en réfléchissant à leur avenir.Les copains Danny et Frank passent l'été après le lycée à travailler comme sauveteurs tout en réfléchissant à leur avenir.
Histoire
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesThe Great Kills Swim Club that they're at in the movie is a real swim club on Staten Island.
- GaffesWhen the NYPD officer gives the Glock handgun to the female party goer (at the pool party) he states, "It's safe, the safety is on." Then proceeds to manually "click" on the safety. Glocks do not have external safety toggle switches of any kind.
- Citations
Anthony: Irish kids develop later, okay. They don't think about sex until they're like 25.
Mary Ellen: Wow, that's the dumbest thing I've ever heard in my life.
Anthony: It's a biology fact, Mary Ellen, okay. Read a fuckin' book.
Mary Ellen: "Biology fact."
Anthony: Okay look, first it's Hispanic guys, obviously, then the Black guys, then the Italians, then the French, and then the Irish, all right? And then, probably, like the Asians eventually.
Mary Ellen: Oh my God, when you join the Navy their collective IQ is gonna drop like 25 points. You're gonna sink our ships.
Anthony: Hey, if you're love with me, just say you're love with me.
As you watch this movie, it's easy to pick out influences from other flicks. Jonah Hill type? Check. Michael Cera type? Check, but let's go with black hair so it's not obvious. And so it goes, even including a mumbling grounds-keeper a la Caddyshack. Mind you, these are not necessarily bad things. Considering I laughed myself silly quite a few times, I won't complain.
This movie was a refreshing change from the standard fare of late. It's just a silly comedy with barely enough plot to move from scene to scene. It's not a dreary underdog saga set in a dystopian future. It's not another overwrought superhero movie with a 45 minute CGI battle scene to fill up the running time once the creators ran out of ideas. And most thankfully, it's not an angst-filled critique of relationships. It's just a funny story. I wish there were more movies like this one.
The many supporting characters were great fun. Kate Walsh and Jim Gaffigan played their parent roles to deadpan perfection. The kid from Bad Grandpa played a great straight man (straight kid?) to the totally inappropriate influences of Fred Armisen.
Don't expect too much, but do sit back and enjoy a few belly laughs. And be thankful not everybody in Hollywood has given up on making light-hearted comedies.
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Détails
- Durée1 heure 48 minutes
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