Movie-Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder has an Oscar nomination. Robert Downey Jr., is up for best supporting actor.

I usually am disappointed in "big" comedies, finding them to be not so funny and way over hyped. So I was pretty happy with Tropic Thunder (2008), in that I found it funny the whole way through, and while maybe not roll-on-the-floor, peeing in your pants funny, at least it made me laugh at most of the right times.

The movie, about a group of bad actors trying to create Vietnam war film to give themselves an ego boost by being "serious" actors is fun. The mock trailers, chronicling the previous work by this group is a funny way to start the film and really let us know how bad they are.

Starring Ben Stiller and Jack Black, it is Robert Downey Jr., who has really captured attention. And so many descriptions say he plays a black man. No...he plays a Australian "serious method" actor, playing a black character in the movie. And that is why he is getting accolades. Because that is how he plays the role, with all those layers. And he does a very nice, and very funny job of it.

I know some people did not really like the movie and thought it did not live up to its hype. No, it did not live up to its hype...but it entertained me the whole time, and kept me very amused. That is better than a lot of comedies do.