Observe and Report

Objective Rating (How much merit I think it deserves):
6/10
Subjective Rating (How much I personally like it):
6.5/10

Year released: 2009
Runtime: 86 minutes
IMDB page: here

Most of the time things are funny in this movie with a slight tinge of sadness (in the pathetic sense). I watched this because it received a much better review than Paul Blart The Mall Cop.

Plot: Er... I'm a little bit confused myself to a lot of the things that happened in the movie. I know, it's supposed to be a not-too-smart comedy, but sometimes things feel so surreal. Ronnie is a security guard at a mall where a pervert has been exposing himself to women in the parking lot. After the ditzy slut Brandi at the cosmetics counter (who is the object of Ronnie's affection) suffers an encounter with the pervert, Ronnie feels his calling: to catch this pervert at all costs.

Cast: Seth Rogen is not the most handsome guy. We know that. But there's something charmingly down-to-earth about it. He's your guy-next-door who may not do the smartest things but can be nice to an old lady. Or give her a kick. Depending on if he's stoned or not. But he's sincere no matter what he does. Anna Faris, as Brandi, is a scary portrayal, slightly exaggerated, of what women can be sometimes. All of us know a few Brandies in our lives.

Script: The characters sometimes act irrationally... like, "Why would you do that? That doesn't make any sense." Yet you somehow understand where they are coming from. They are acting out a hyper version of reality, where you can discard common sense and do the things you want to. Well, not murder, only things that come close. The consequences may still be there, but you just don't have to think about them.

And really, can't we live like that in real life? Who's stopping us?