{"id":4627,"date":"2008-08-30T01:12:41","date_gmt":"2008-08-30T01:12:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8000\/\/?p=4627"},"modified":"2008-08-30T01:12:41","modified_gmt":"2008-08-30T01:12:41","slug":"tropic-thunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peter.murmann.me\/?p=4627","title":{"rendered":"Tropic Thunder"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There is a reason why in most films different people take on the roles of the writer, director,  and the lead actor: Rarely is one and the same person equally good at all these jobs.  Tropic Thunder<\/i> stars Ben Stiller, and is written and directed by Ben Stiller. That was a mistake. When I saw the trailer a few weeks ago, my hopes soared. Perhaps Tropic Thunder<\/i> was going to be as funny as There is something about Mary<\/i>. Far from it, the new Ben Stiller vehicle only provokes a few laughs. The story (a film crew making war movie in Vietnam comes under real attack) is rather weak, a mumble jumble of ideas that Stiller had over the years. The best part of the movie was Tom Cruise, who plays a slimy, foul-mouthed, overly hairy Hollywood producer. Cruise steals the show from Stiller, even though he only played a minor character, in a sideline of film. I am not going to see another film written and directed by Stiller any time soon.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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