Peggy at the Movies
Film Critic: Creator peggyatthemovies.com / Staff Writer: @ventsmagazine / @TheirLeague Member: @The CherryPicks / @TheOAFFC / #FilmIndependent / #SpiritAwards voter
Archives Select Month January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 August 2020 July 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 March 2020 December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August 2019 July 2019 June 2019 May 2019 March 2019 February 2019 January 2019 December 2018 November 2018 October 2018 September 2018 August 2018 July 2018 June 2018 May 2018 April 2018 March 2018 February 2018 January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 June 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013 September 2013 August 2013 July 2013 June 2013 May 2013 April 2013 February 2013
Follow Peggy at the Movies on WordPress.com
REVIEW: "ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI" (2021) Amazon Studios
REVIEW: "NOMADLAND" (2020) Searchlight Pictures
REVIEW: "NEWS OF THE WORLD" (2020) Universal Pictures
REVIEW: "PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN" (2020) Focus Features
REVIEW: "GREENLAND" (2020) STX Films
Review: "ENTOURAGE" (2015) Warner Bros.
"The Boys are back in town" — Spread the word around — The Boys are back– The Boys are back…
From the first opening scenes I'm guessing most will know immediately whether or not they will enjoy this film as before the opening credits even roll out we are caught up in the middle of a huge celebrity filled party scene as "Vincent Chase" (Adrian Grenier) is on a multi-millionaire's yacht celebrating the end of his 9 day marriage with his friends zooming over on a speedboat to join him with nary a girl who's not supermodel beautiful in sight. Life's clearly a bitch for these guys..
Entourage – based on the very popular HBO series that ran for eight seasons, is a fun, fast-paced, energetic look at both sides of the Hollywood machine. Side 1: The glamorous side of fast cars, nice homes & copious amounts of sex; Side 2: takes a really good peek at what goes on in behind-the-scenes deals that go down just to get films made. At 104 minutes long, there is not a moment wasted in packing in a ton of stuff into this glittering ride of a movie. The party scenes are fun, the dialogue is sharp and biting and the actors inhabit their respective characters well.
So remember 'Medellin'? The film fiasco that was portrayed on the series that almost put a halt to the career of Vinnie Chase. This film picks up from the that as we once again takes a look at the lives of movie star Vincent Chase, his agent (now studio executive) "Ari Gold" (Jeremy Piven) and his group of cronies "Eric aka 'E'" (Kevin Connolly), "Johnny Drama" (Kevin Dillon) and "Turtle" (Jerry Ferrera) who surround him. This time, the boys are making Ari's first blockbuster picture 'HYDE' with Vince being not only the lead actor but in the directors chair as well. Everything threatens to go off the rails when the movie goes over budget. To get more money for the production, Ari has to go and deal with difficult Texan financier "Larsen McCredle" (Billy Bob Thornton) and his son "Travis" (Haley Joel Osment). Meanwhile, E is dealing with multiple pregnancies, Turtle is trying to court UFC fighter Ronda Rousey, Vince is dealing with his relationship with Emily Ratajkowski and directing his first major film for Ari, and Drama is coping with his stagnant career and a leaked sex tape. It's all light fun, accompanied by fast cars, LA icon sightings and an absurd amount of celebrity cameos that if you blink you just might miss one of them.
With various plotlines moving throughout the film, the party scene that occupies much of the middle section of the film is fantastic and the script really starts to move at a faster, funnier pace. But it's always Ari who brings the film together. He is by far the most compelling character in the film, always ranting and raving, shouting an incessant amount of profanity at his co-workers while dealing with crazy financiers. Piven is a true scene-stealer, spouting off as much as he can and having a lot of fun with the role. As for the other four principle stars, they're great together, and while it might take you a moment to recognize child-star Haley Joel Osmont, he does really well in this unexpected character turn with perhaps the meatiest co-star role out of all the actors, getting the chance to portray an immature Texan kid overwhelmed by the celebrity lifestyle.
While this film is far from a masterpiece by any means, it did keep me smiling throughout with some very funny moments, great dialogue and simply put – it just all works. It's a good summer diversion that delivers everything you want from a movie like this.. a good time.
@pegsatthemovies
Screening Monday, June 1st, 2015 at Pacific Grove Theatres courtesy of Warner Bros.
Nationwide release: Wednesday, June 3rd, 2015
Historic Core, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Tags Adrian Grenier, Alan Dale, Andrew Dice Clay, Armie Hammer, Billy Bob Thorton, Bob Saget, Chad Lowe, Common, Constance Zimmer, David Arquette, David Faustino, David Spade, Debi Mazar, Dru Mouser, Ed O'Neill, Emily Ratajkowski, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Gary Busey, George Takei, Greg Louganis, Haley Joel Osment, Jeremy Piven, Jerry Ferrara, Jessica Alba, Jon Favreau, Judy Greer, Kelsey Grammer, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Liam Neeson, Maria Menounos, Mark Cuban, Mark Wahlberg, Martin Landau, Matt Lauer, Nora Dunn, Perrey Reeves, Pharrell, Piers Morgan, Rex Lee, Rhys Coiro, Richard Schiff, Rob Gronkowski, Ronda Rousey, Russell Wilson, Scott Mescudi, Steve Tisch, T.I., Thierry Henry, Tom Brady, Warren Buffet
REVIEW: "SAN ANDREAS" (2015) Warner Bros.
REVIEW: "SPY" (2015) 20th Century Fox
6 thoughts on "Review: "ENTOURAGE" (2015) Warner Bros."
Mark Hobin
The reviews to this have been scathing, even worse than San Andreas. Ha ha. Nice to see a different point of view.
#peggyatthemovies
really..the whole packed screening I was at really liked it. It's a gazillion times better than SA. Friend I took, never even saw the series and loved it. again, it's no Oscar masterpiece – it's exactly what it's meant to be – a fun summer movie.
Your audience's love for the film makes this article all the more odd: http://theconcourse.deadspin.com/the-entourage-movie-is-the-hate-watching-event-of-the-s-1708643396
ha! its apparent the guy hates the movie before he even goes in it. Clearly he went in it to hate it..I don't do close minded screeners no matter what the film. I was at a press screener and though you can take a guest, it's mostly people who do what we do and it was well received in my screening. If you hated the series as this guy obviously did, and are going to take the film seriously then yeah..you might hate it. but if you go in as I did, just looking for some fun and not an epic masterpiece, you'll like it. It could also be a bit more well received here at it has so much of so many iconic LA locations etc in it also. Might make it a bit more fun for us in that respect. I've sat thru much worse and It's a fun summer film that's all I can say about it.
MovieManJackson
Nice read as always! I'm thinking about viewing, but not writing any thoughts on, because I feel like it would be wrong to without really ever getting into the show.
Well my guest that I took to the screening had never seen the show..really didn't even know what it was about and they totally got it and loved the movie so it's def. worth a watch..but yeah I get the no writing part!! I do that sometimes too! 🙂 Thank you also for the compliment.. much appreciated..