Day 42: "Y'all hurt Ronnie, and nobody hurts Ronnie."

Observe and Report is one of those movies that just is a disappointment on every level.  Bad story, bad directing, bad acting, I could keep going, but you get the point.  This was billed as a comedy, but instead winds up being a really bad Taxi Driver knockoff (don't laugh, it plays out in a very similar way).  Way too violent and dark to be the kind of comedy it was billed as, O&R Just comes across as unpleasant and, for the most part, boring.  The story revolves around a mentally unstable mall security guard who has his turf challenged by the local police when a flasher decides to use the mall as his playground.  When I compared this to Taxi Driver, I wasn't kidding.  The main character is so unbalanced he is medicated, when he is turned away by both the woman and career he thinks he is in love with, he flat out snaps.  He is also extremely socially awkward and...oh, how we miss you Travis Bickle.  It was just not fun in any way.  Wait, I take that back, the skateboarder scene was fun, only because I work in a mall, and I hate those little bastards.

The cast, for the most part, tries their best with what they've got, but you can't polish a turd.  Seth Rogen channels his inner straight man for this, playing mall cop Ronnie Barnhardt as seriously as he can, which, I guess, could have been funny if there was anything remotely humorous around him.  Anna Faris, is, as usual, GOD AWFUL.  How this woman got a career acting is completely beyond my comprehension.  It's the same dumb blonde she always is, only, somehow worse.  Ray Liotta (as many of you already know) is one of my favorite actors, ever.  I was embarrassed for him when I was watching.  He really tries, but just can't pull the rabbit from the hat to save this movie.  Better luck next time, Ray.

Total garbage, start to finish.  Really, this made Paul Blart look like The Godfather.  another hour and a half of my life down the toilet. 2/10.  See something else, for your own sake.

Tomorrow's movie: Uuuuuummmmm......oh, OK.  The Book of Eli.  Why not.  See you then, and GO WATCH A MOVIE!!