Review of Get Hard

Initial Thought: I have been avoiding this one for quite some time. I had conflicted feelings on it for awhile. On one hand I absolutely abhor Will Ferrell acting. On the other hand I find Kevin Hart absolutely hysterical. Anyways I finally decided to go ahead and give it a try.

Characters/Acting: Well Will Ferrell pretty much starts my patience level extremely low. Kevin Hart steadies it out a bit though. With the likes of Craig T. Nelson, Alison Brie, and one of my favorite rappers T.I. here I'm sure I can be humored as long as there aren't too many scenes that only include Will Ferrell with no one to counter act his ludicrous acting abilities or lack thereof. Kevin Hart is quite hilarious as expected. I hate to admit it, but there were a few moments that Will Ferrell had me laughing as well. The acting was good and I enjoyed nearly all the characters.

Story: A white slightly racist (albeit unaware) millionaire gets a regular hard working American (whom he assumes to be a gangster due to his color) to train him how to act in prison. I'm sure the whole prison scenario will be hilarious though. So it starts off already giving me a headache with Will Ferrell's dreadfully fake crying. Well at least I got the Iggy Azalea Fancy song for a reward after dealing with that blandness. How the hell is Will Ferrell always set up with such beautiful women in these movies? Dear God please help me to understand this insanity. This just got worse with the addition of the constant inclusion of his booty. It has a bit of predictability to it including the "twist". The scenarios are somewhat funny, but I couldn't help thinking they would be funnier with anyone besides Will. That one scene was really uncomfortable and unnecessary. I didn't find it funny, but rather distasteful. Nudity is acceptable and perfectly normal, but I just couldn't get by the way they executed it here. The end was alright.

Directing/Writing: It took three guys to write a story created by another man. One of the writers also directs this. It just so happens to be said man's directorial debut. He has written several really good movies of which include Tropic Thunder, Idiocracy, and Men In Black 3. Adam McKay is pretty much behind anything Will Ferrell is in. So he is pretty much on my shit list. This is the only work from Ian Roberts that I have seen. This is Jay Martel's movie writing debut.

Final Thought: It wasn't a great movie, but it was watchable. I laughed a few good times. I'm just not really a fan of the kind of humor Will Ferrell does most of the time. I'm sure his fans would enjoy the movie. It did do justice for Kevin Hart in my opinion. If you like either or both of them then this movie would probably be something for you to check out.