Official Australian release date: 26/3/15. Viewed: 31/3/15.
Director: Etan Cohen
Actors: Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Alison Brie, Craig T. Nelson
Genre: Comedy
Rating: MA
‘Get Hard’ is a straightforward comedy film – rich white guy gets sentenced to jail for fraud, asks black associate to help him prepare for prison life, hijinks ensue. Obviously, it helps when you have two great comedic leads – Ferrell as James, the meek banker, and Hart as Darnell, the car-wash operator trying to support his family. Hart’s on a bit of a roll, film-wise, but this was not quite as enjoyable as ‘The Wedding Ringer’, but much better than ‘Ride Along’.
The two stars work so well together, with ultra-short Hart’s hyper-energy toned down a little and ultra-tall Ferrell playing a meek, polite man-child. It’s not too crass, but there is a bit of swearing as Ferrell tries to learn ‘smack talk’, which is hilarious. Also – too much of his butt, but that’s why it’s funny I guess! It’s at least counter-balanced by Brie (Annie from ‘Community’) looking great in a corset.
Plenty of laugh-out-loud moments as the 30-day countdown until his imprisonment proceeds, with some nice play on stereotypes throughout. A decent support cast – needed more Ron Funches! – not too long and just ridiculous enough to not get too stupid. Not the best comedy you’ll ever see, but far from the worst.
Overall: Enjoyable, simple comedy.
Gav's Rating: 3.5 stars.
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