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4.4/10
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Amateur "chefs" from around the country compete for a million dollar prize in the ultimate food fight.Amateur "chefs" from around the country compete for a million dollar prize in the ultimate food fight.Amateur "chefs" from around the country compete for a million dollar prize in the ultimate food fight.
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Steven E. Barnes
- Young gangster
- (as a different name)
Lizzy Burgi
- Daughter
- (as Elizabeth Mercer)
Patrick George Flanagan
- Bellman
- (as Patrick Flanagan)
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I enjoyed this movie a lot and love all the actors!
It's only funny if you enjoy dry dumb humor. It is a bit stretched out/ slow but I didn't mind because it's a mockumentary and they usually have that weird pace.
I've seen a lot of bad reviews because they go in expecting something more.
So to lay it out for people who are questioning if they want to watch it: You have to keep an open mind!
If you don't like dumb humor don't watch. If you don't like a movie that feels like a bunch of weird skits forced together don't watch. If you enjoy watching wacky mockumentaries with awesome comedians then give it a try!
It's only funny if you enjoy dry dumb humor. It is a bit stretched out/ slow but I didn't mind because it's a mockumentary and they usually have that weird pace.
I've seen a lot of bad reviews because they go in expecting something more.
So to lay it out for people who are questioning if they want to watch it: You have to keep an open mind!
If you don't like dumb humor don't watch. If you don't like a movie that feels like a bunch of weird skits forced together don't watch. If you enjoy watching wacky mockumentaries with awesome comedians then give it a try!
I really liked it, Melissa McCarthy was actually the weakest link. It was fun and silly. I thought a couple of the jokes were a bit racist, but the characters are all funny--the cast is incredible.
It is just a silly relaxing movie to pass time with
I think it got released after Melissa McCarthy got famous...she is just a guest star and shouldn't be the main star on the poster
Found it funny at first, but by the time Melissa M. came on board and basically ad-libbed her stuff, it had gotten old and no longer funny. Definitely would have been better under the guidance of Christopher Guest. Ended up not finishing it, as I was watching it with commercials, and it just wasn't worth sitting through commercials for.
4/10 - disappointing mockumentary that wasted its stars' (two of my faves: Melissa and Niecy) potential
Did you know
- TriviaThe film sat unreleased until 2017.
- Alternate versionsThe film premiered in 2007 at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, CO and was later re-edited and acquired for release in 2017 by Lionsgate, cutting 20 minutes from the festival version and replacing it with 22 minutes of new or previously unused footage. The 2017 runs 98 minutes.
- SoundtracksFor the Better
Written by Jeen O'Brien (SOCAN)
Performed by Jeen O'Brien (as JEEN)
Published by Red Brick Music Publishing (ASCAP) obo itself and Paper Bag Publishing
Courtesy of Red Brick Music Publishing
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- Runtime1 hour 38 minutes
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