By Maria NeCastro of www.girlwiththemovieblog.blogs…
Marketed similarly to Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve, with a large cast of many well-known actors and actresses, deciding to watch this movie seemed like a good choice. In the theatrical trailers, Emma Stone, Kate Winslet, Naomi Watts, and Halle Berry appear in what look like different scenes of a comedy with intertwining stories…that was not the case for this 90 minute film.
Movie 43‘s plotlines never intermingle; in fact, the only thing tying them together is one man (played by a somewhat delusional Dennis Quaid) pitching the various stories to a movie producer. This connecting storyline was not strong enough to keep the movie interesting. Rather than having an overarching theme, this film just was just held together by the audience’s constant wondering of: what is going on and what could be more ridiculous than what is already on the screen.
To be honest, this non-cohesive movie felt like an episode of Saturday Night Live that Lorne Michaels would have refused to produce.
It was not all bad though. Movie 43 had some genuinely hilarious skits that were certainly laugh-out-loud worthy, most of which were highlighted in the trailer. Rather than finding myself laughing, however, I was often wondering what on earth I was watching. My personal feelings are that the film had the right intention, but it really lacked the elements of film that make a work feel complete to the viewer. It is also strange to think that so many big stars would sign on to be in such a nontraditional film, as many of the skits’ laugh tactics were pretty tasteless.
If you are considering seeing this film, I would advise you to wait until it is available for rental. Though it wasn’t worth the whole ticket price, it is worth a quick watch on the weekend.