The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

i love jeremy piven.  since way back pcu days.  and he’s about as good as he gets right here.  if anyone remembers that great pcu character, just imagine that guy finally graduates and becomes the worlds greatest used car salesman.  toss in some strippers, a sexy foul mouthed red head, an original smokey and the bandit car and a cameo by will ferrell and blamo!  celluloid gold!

this stuff is hilarious.  don’t get me wrong, it’s very profane and suggestive and all those things R rated movies get R rated for.  but it’s funny.  it’s not the hangover funny, but it’s worth seeing for sure.

he used a pick up line i’m going to try out.  ya say, how much does a polar bear weigh?  she says, i don’t know.  then i say, enough to break the ice, i’m cal reed.

i’ll find this in the blockbuster 3 for twenty rack and purchase it.

Cal Reed

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1092633/



This is one of those movies that a numerous amount of my friends told me to watch, like grab me by the collar, pull me within inches of their faces and scream at  me that I must watch it.

So I awaited the release of it on DVD and started watching. BEST INTRO I have seen in a long fucking time. In less than a minute I was laughing hysterically and the crazy intro just kept on going. I could not stop laughing. It was so funny that it actually hurt to laugh after a while, and that was all in less than 10 minutes of watching the movie.

Now I will admit that it didn’t hold onto that insane amount of comedy, it defiantly had its moments, but for the most part it calmed down after that. The story was actually interesting. It was not something of the usual cut and paste of Hollywood. Then again it’s an indie film, but even so it was surprisingly good, indie or not. I don’t really want to ruin it because it was very worth watching, and I want to do the same thing to other people who haven't seen it yet, just grab them by the collar and scream.

Even so the story never lets up. It’s almost like the snowball effect it starts off awesome, keeps on rolling and then doesn’t stop until it hits the end.

The other thing that got to me was the acting. There were some who were awesome, and others that were so-so. It was interesting actually. But the two who really stood out to me were Jeremey Piven and Kathryn Hahn. I did not even know who Hahn was until this movie. then I went and looked at her IMDb page and was actually shocked at how many movies that she has been in that I have seen.

All in all this movie will be well worth you time. I would easily have bought this film if I didn’t decide to rent it first. The comedy alone is worth it.

Base Score = 7
+2 for an amazing opening
-1 for a crappy soundtrack
=8/10

Last updated: 2010-01-21 13:32:05 by Tolll

It seems as if no one cares for Jeremy Piven anymore. Perhaps that is why The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard didn’t do that great at the box office…or maybe it was because this film isn’t that great.
Now, I don’t want to give anyone the impression that they should stay away from this picture, because that is not what I’m saying. I’m just making sure that you all know that if you decide to skip this film, you won’t be missing much.
Jeremy Piven and his band of cronies do what they can to carry this film, but none really break out and shine. The closest one to accomplishing anything close to being a memorable character is Kathryn Hahn as Babs, wo apparently is either a nympho or just wants ot have sex with a 10yr old boy in a man’s body. Ving Rames isn’t bad, but he just seems to be the token black guy here. He does end up with the hottest girl in the picture, Noureen De Wulf.
Will Ferrell shows up as a cameo appearance that solves the mystery of what happened in ‘Querque, and actually provides a much needed lift to the film, even moreso the second time he shows up (with the two cussing, backup singing angels).
I don’t know, this whole picture just seems poorly done. It’s like they decided to give Jeremy Piven a vehicle and then surround hims with some comedians and hope they make it funny. Belive it or not, that wouldn’t have been a bad idea, except for the fact that this film isn’t that funny. At the same time, it isn’t boring or dramatic, just doesn’t really keep your attention. Its jus ta below average comedy that is better left on the shelf, if you ask me.

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