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Originally Posted by Rhoq
Despite the relatively poor reviews "Reno" has been getting, I found the movie to be extremely funny. If you're a fan of the show, there is a lot about this movie to like.
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I agree
I had as much fun with this as I did with Borat and I'm saying
8.5 of 10.
It's a great, light comedy, at least if you like these characters. It's them being them that makes it funny, not the plot or the gags as written (most of the time).
Even simple things like car crashes are made funny by the timing and beat of the reactions given rather than that a line is so particularly clever. For me the film version of Reno did 2 things. First, it did recognize that it was film with shots like that motel shot mentioned above. The framing and mise-en-scene was expanded. It wasn't just "the show on film".
Second, it felt like they had been holding back all their best material for this payoff. It was all the show's jokes, but better than they've been the last year or so.
I loved the character payoffs, all the regulars show up either as their regular characters or new ones (and that's a good group of "supporting" cast members). There were a few hilarious twists on some running jokes and variations of other classics from the show.
Just like Borat was mostly funny when he was just being that character and taking it over the top, Reno works the same way. I supposed people loved the social commentary behind Borat. But in terms of types of humor I found Reno very similar.
My wife was laughing right along with me, so I wasn't alone. The theater was mostly empty, but I heard lots of laughs from the people that were there. Honestly I was shocked to see the reviews the film has been getting. I feel no guilt in enjoying this film.
