Michael Scott didn’t play a very good Magician.
Burt Wonderstone is a movie starring Michael Scott, the Regional Manager of Dunder Mifflin in Scranton, PA, who plays a magician. His best friend and magic co-partner is played by Crazy Eyes of Mr. Deeds. Ace Ventura, Pet Detective plays a guy like Criss Angel, but not nearly as annoying. A love interest is played by Quorra of Tron Legacy. She looks a lot less alien and blue in this one.
The plot: Young, bullied, ignored kid get magician set from his mom and inspires him to become an arrogant, burned out and completely oblivious adult magician. However, his dream is shattered by his best friend trying to sabotage his act and by causing it to change. Then there is Ace Ventura, who completely annoys him and steals his thunder and a few of his paying customers by doing street magic that is weird and totally different.
Not one inappropriate remark about Pam or mixed metaphor. Come on Micheal Scott, you can do a bitter job than this.
The acting: Michael Scott, was way off from his regular acting. He didn’t talk into the camera, he never told Dwight he was Assistant to the Regional Manager or hit on Pam inappropriately. Ace Ventura did a terrible job having his signature curled up like bird looking hair and instead had long rock looking hair. He also never solved a pet crime the whole movie. How am I supposed believe in him now?
Where is the signature bird hair, Ace?
Love interest: Quorra plays a back stage assistant, to magician’s assistant, to a person repelled by Burt Wonderstone, then attracted to him, then in love with him, all in a span of like 2 weeks. I totally bought that a beautiful, wonderful person would fall for an older, self involved, washed up magician in just two weeks.
Hair. Lots of it. Perhaps there is a magic trick where you can make the hair shorter?
Hair: Too much of it. Quorra had the least amount of it and she was a girl. She also had the least amount of make up.
Bitter conclusion: There was too much growth for this character. I expect more out of a regional manager of a paper company. He should be deplorable, weak and always non evolving. I think that if we would have seen this guy continue to do his same act that he had been doing for 10 years, maintain his wealth and let the bitterness between his friend and him stew below the surface, it would have been so much of a bitter movie.
I give this 2.3658 bitter rhubarbs out 32. So pretty bitter.
Arrghhh
Bitter Magic Ben
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LOL, bitterly creative. By the way, I nominated you for a couple blogger awards, details at my latest post, http://doesthishappentoyou.wordpress.com/
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As always I look forward to the award ceremony where I can give a bitter speech about nothing.
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I was in no danger of seeing this, but I’m glad my baseless assumption that it would suck proved to be accurate.
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Danger is your middle name though right? I would think you would see it for just that reason.
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My middle name is actually Kardashian.
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I guess that makes you a Half Lord.
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Is that Steve Buscemi in behind Michael Scott? Didn’t make-up make him look lovely.
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The make up crew should get an Oscar for making him look human.
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I’m impressed you made it all the way through that movie to give is such a through review. I think I left the theater when the preview came on to refill my Dt Dr Pepper.
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I always love seeing people leave the theater. More room for me to put my feet up.
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thanks for the bitter warning )
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Is there is any other kind of warning?
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I HATED that movie. So stupid.
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Good thing you didn’t go to the theater to see it.
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Did you??? I’m so sorry if you did.
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Nope just Redboxed it. Can’t wait to see other bad movies that I can review.
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I am SO GLAD someone else found this movie to be as dumbfounded as me. KUDOS on this post!!
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I’m really bitter that I didn’t see Dwight Shrute anywhere in the movie. Unless he was the best friend dressed up.
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I’ve been wanting to see this movie and you haven’t helped dissuade me. I just hope it doesn’t make me as bitter as it made you.
Or as bitter as “30 Minute or Less” made me. There’s not enough bitter rhubarb to judge that piece of crap.
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As with any review of a movie, ignore what anyone else thinks. As with any bitter review of a movie, you almost always think the opposite.
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Not my type of movie methinks, and I thank you, bitterly, for the bitter review! 😉
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Always glad to make others bitter.
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Awwww don’t say that lol I loved that money. I loved the scene at the restaurant where Buschemi and Carrel made up. I thought it was a light hearted look at the naff over the top dramatics of Vegas magicians who’s egos are as big as their shoulder pads. And Jim Carey was hilariously bonkers.
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I did like it actually. I’m just bitterly sarcastic for the blog.
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Hahaha gotcha, the irony was lost on me because u were so sarcastic lol
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Don’t worry, you’ll get used to it. But only if you read my blog every time I do a post. Non shameless plug right there.
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Ahhh see I’m new to your blog. It’s only been a couple of days. I love your quips though and look forward to reading more.
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Take your time getting to be bitter. Sometimes you just have to ease into it. When you get time you can go back and read the rest of the 180 posts done already.
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Hahahaha will do bud lol
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Now stop laughing and start reading!
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Watched this last night. Agree on all counts, although I will admit I laughed once or twice. Michael was definitely off his game and I didn’t care for Ace’s hair at all. Oh well. Bitter luck next time.
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You must be a pretty bitter person to agree with me on all counts. Your marathoning must be making you go crazy or bitter.
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you can’t believe in him. i can see you are still bitter about the office being over.
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I’m definitely bitter about the office being over.
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yes you are
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I keep watching old episodes, just to get more bitter about it.
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that’s smart
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Me too…
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They should follow Micheal Scott to Colorado and find out what he is doing there.
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