Well.. i liked it quite a bit. not fantastic, but solid.
Murray is a washed up rock agent, who reminisces about when he met this and that star, but his wife kicked him out and he hasn't got a penny. His break comes when one of his protegees, Zoey Dechanel - don't get excited, she's in the film for 5 minutes - is offered a tour of Afghanistan, supporting the troops.
Zeoy makes it to Kabul but immediately freaks out, and disappears, leaving Murray with no money. But, due to the situation, Murray's old talent for "making magic happen" resurfaces, as he finds new and exciting adventures in the chaos of Kabul.
Nice film; Murray is left without a co-lead almost immediately, and while the supporting characters are all interesting (even BRUCE WILLIS!! , in a horribly miscast role), Murray has to do most of the dancing alone.
As the film progresses, it gets to be slightly more serious, and imho this is where it gets even more interesting; but i can see how it could put people off, as it veers away from comedy into more "existential" ground, although not too much.
The film is well made, from a direction/editing/production point of view, and the script is pretty solid, if not particularly daring. The conclusion is a bit phoned in, but still entertaining.
Would recommend, as a decent film for mid-week.
My vote: 7/10
Murray is a washed up rock agent, who reminisces about when he met this and that star, but his wife kicked him out and he hasn't got a penny. His break comes when one of his protegees, Zoey Dechanel - don't get excited, she's in the film for 5 minutes - is offered a tour of Afghanistan, supporting the troops.
Zeoy makes it to Kabul but immediately freaks out, and disappears, leaving Murray with no money. But, due to the situation, Murray's old talent for "making magic happen" resurfaces, as he finds new and exciting adventures in the chaos of Kabul.
Nice film; Murray is left without a co-lead almost immediately, and while the supporting characters are all interesting (even BRUCE WILLIS!! , in a horribly miscast role), Murray has to do most of the dancing alone.
As the film progresses, it gets to be slightly more serious, and imho this is where it gets even more interesting; but i can see how it could put people off, as it veers away from comedy into more "existential" ground, although not too much.
The film is well made, from a direction/editing/production point of view, and the script is pretty solid, if not particularly daring. The conclusion is a bit phoned in, but still entertaining.
Would recommend, as a decent film for mid-week.
My vote: 7/10