Just Add Water (2008)
An offbeat romantic comedy about a decent guy, Ray Tuckby, with a dead-end life in the dead-end town of Trona, CA. After encouragement from a stranger whom he happens upon, Ray begins to dream again. He sheds the parasites in his life, musters the nerve to pursue his childhood love, and finally takes back his community by toppling the local teenage Meth-baron.
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Purely Joyful Movie!
Memorable, crazy movie
How sad is this?
It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.
Although back when the movie was made, some of them did not have that star power they had later (and some still) in their career. DeVito is well known of course, or was better known and he has a nice role in this. It's actually a slow burning comedy though, one where Danny does not have to "explode" or go all crazy or anything.That also means, that some might not have the patience to actually sit through this one. There is good humor in this and it can be a fun watch, but it's not exactly laugh out loud material you're being served here. Not sure if comparisons would make this look better for some (especially to Juno as another reviewer remarked), but if you like small budget movies or find yourself to be a fan of most of the cast, you will have at least some fun watching this (it's more than decent overall)
This was a well acted and well directed film. For $625,000, such an amazing cast was put together, and many scenes could have been improved if they had had a higher budget. This is a great pick me up movie, and the humor is high brow, if you don't like it you probably don't understand the references or miss the humor weaved into the movie. All in all, an enjoyable film. I recommend this movie to anyone who is reading the review, and if you own a netflix account, I do suggest ordering the movie, as it most definitely is worth watching. Danny DeVito is great, and so is the main male lead. The acting by Jake Long is definitely sure to make you laugh.-Russ
In my opinion, this was a really good film. I particularly liked the way that "country folk" were depicted. The film showed the humorous elements of living in the country as well as a sweeter side of living in the country (living happily without the need for all kinds of material things).I also liked the way that the love story was depicted. It was the ordinary moments that made their love grow to what it is.The thing that initially interested me in this movie was that Jonah Hill and Justin Long are in it as well as Danny Devito. As I was watching the film I noticed that one of the characters also stars in "The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang" along with Justin Long in a very similar role. It might be another film for you to check out!
Good humor extracted from desperate lows! How do you get humor out of a crack addict? Hart Bochner will show you how with his kick-ass comedy!Dylan Walsh and Tracy Middendorf topped my list with sensitive and believable performances amidst Bochner's gentle and yet twisted humor.Imaginative and creative work come from a cast, none of which upstage one another. Balance is key in the ensemble, as the character of Ray Tuckby and his posse attempt to clean up Trona, CA.Much of the humor is about the treatment of the situation and not necessarily the location. In fact Bochner has turned the desolate area of Trona into a blank canvas to paint on.