Search Party (2016)

Strong and Moving!

Perfect cast and a good story

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Search Party is about two friends that have to try and rescue Nardo as well as Nardo's relationship with Tracy. This movie does have a similar feeling to the Hangover movies but Search Party lacks the writing and overall direction of the trilogy. What I found this movie to have that the Hangover doesn't is great comedic actors. This might just be personal preference but I find Pally, Miller, and Middleditch to be a lot funnier with their timing and physical comedy. The overall cast is about the only reason I gave this movie a try. I even got a Garfunkel and Oates song in there so that was another plus. The bad would be the writing as some of the lines were cringing, especially with Middleditch. The movie didn't seem to flow as nicely as the Hangover or for that matter look as sharp. As I said earlier that the three headlines are really funny but their characters were not the best. Pally is supposed to be a semi successful business dude but it never comes off that way. The whole angle of Pally being the put together one of the group didn't vibe with me and it felt out of place. T.J Miller is the typical T.J Miller character so no real complaint there. Middleditch is a combination of Doug and Alan from the Hangover which is fine but they made him overly stupid. So much so that it seemed to downgrade the movie altogether. The supporting cast had some time to shine and I appreciated all of their scenes overall.I would give this movie a pass unless you are a fan of these actors like I am. Even then I would proceed with caution and low expectations.

Listen, I had a good solid beer buzz watching this, same as all the Hangover movies. The Hangover movies? I was busting up! THIS movie?!, well OK, I had a few laughs, I don't regret watching it while a bit on the drunk side, but it's really is just a piggy back kinda rip-off of the hangover movies... grab some brews... catch a buzz, you'll be somewhat entertained, but it's not brilliance, or comedic gold by any standard... it is what it is, an attempt to capitalize on the hangover movies...just really REALLY late...lolwhat else can I say to make this long enough?! get some brews first, it will be a bit funnier that way!

Absolutely no believable chemistry among the cast. I didn't even laugh once after viewing the film for the 1st 25 minutes. The sad reality is the fact that I am actually a TJ Miller fan but this just did not work out and he could not command this cast or make me believe for once that what was happening could actually happen. The comedians who are actually funny in real life could not act for s@it in this film, pardon my French. The whole interaction between the actors was obviously uncomfortable and awkward. Jokes didn't land and although at points they tried to make certain situations realistically funny, it was not. The pool scene was not funny. They tried to make the situation realistic but it was horrible. Was this film ever screened to an audience, I highly doubt it. I don't know what favors were done for this film but it is so obvious that they just gave this film to TJ Miller and gave him powers and he gave his close comedian friends a break but they cannot gel. This was the complete opposite of The Hangover. This is basically a prime example of what not to do when trying to make a fun road adventure buddy film like The Hangover. Sad attempt. Very Very sad attempt.

I just wanna join the people who think this movie is awesome. If you like romantic comedies with ridiculous antics, this film will have you smiling and laughing in no time. It's better than any Sandler or Farrell movie recently released. Anyone who gives this less than a 7 star rating was probably not in the mood for this type of movie. Last night I watched The Hateful Eight and although I'm a massive Tarantino geek I actually enjoyed this more. I might be a little bias as I also love Silicon Valley, but we can't always be in the mood to watch a cinematic master peace. Sometimes we just want to be transported away to a place that doesn't take itself to seriously.