Get
A Job
(2016/Lionsgate Blu-ray)
Picture:
B+ Sound: B+ Extras: C Film: C
Dylan
Kidd's Get
A Job
(2016) is a pretty easy movie for almost anyone that has ever been on
a job search to relate to but doesn't pack a strong enough of a punch
to live up to its unique story idea. Sporting an incredible comedic
cast that includes Miles Teller, Anna Kendrick, Alison Brie, Bryan
Cranston, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, John Cho,
Bruce Davison and a host of other recognizable faces you've seen in
several comedies in recent years, none of them can save this uneven
screenplay that resorts to moments of gross out humor in attempt to
amuse its audience and characters that are downright silly
characterizations.
The
film begins with laying the down the idea that when we were all kids
life was so easy and once we become adults we have to, well, get a
job. We then meet Will (Teller) and Jillian (Kendrick) who find
themselves on a roller coaster ride of a job hunt and deal with their
life and relationship post college. Will ends up becoming a
professional videographer for a company, in which he has to fake a
drug test and things go awry, but gets heat when he doesn't want to
dress to the company's code and has to force himself to ride the wave
of professionalism. Will's Dad Roger (Cranston), also finds himself
unemployed and soon befriends a coffee shop girl that helps guide him
into a new direction and Will's circle of lazy stoner friends, all of
which have weird jobs of their own, must all struggle to keep their
heads above water in America's struggling job market.
Presented
in 1080p high definition with a widescreen aspect ratio of 1.78:1 and
a lossless DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) 5.1 track that plays really well
for the Blu-ray format. Also included is a digital copy of the film
for your tablet or smartphone.
The
only extras are Video Resume Outtakes and Where
It All Began: The Cast of Get A Job.
Considering
the talented cast involved in the film, Get
A Job
could be a lot funnier and more memorable than this final product
which sports some interesting themes but ultimately suffers from
tasteless gross out humor and predictable plot twists.
-
James Lockhart
https://www.facebook.com/jamesharlandlockhartv/
