Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie (2012)

Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie: Directed by Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim. With Bill A. Jones, Jeff Goldblum, Bob Odenkirk, Frank Slaten. Two guys get a billion dollars to make a movie, only to watch their dream run off course. In order to make the money back, they then attempt to revitalize a failing shopping mall.

“Thereu0026#39;s only so much you can do.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs a constant listener of Marc Maronu0026#39;s WTF Podcast, I found an interview with him and Tu0026amp;E mentor Bob Odenkirk, and he describes exactly what I think held this movie back from being what it could have been: When you make a movie, you have a LOT of people to please on some level. The producers, directors, actors, executive producers, EVERYONE has to be pleased on some level, or else thereu0026#39;s gonna be a problem. I think that this concept comes through in this movie in huge ways.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story here is the same as many of the people reviewing this movie. As a huge Tim and Eric fan, Iu0026#39;d been looking forward to this movie for quite some time, and very simply put, you should go in with your expectations in the medium-low range. There are some really funny moments, but there are multiple problems with this film that include, but are not limited to:u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu003culu003eu003cliu003eA very Hollywood-esque feel, as opposed to a classic, awkward Tim and Eric feel. This could have been used to certain advantages, but only a small amount of the jokes attempted within this context are notably funny.u003c/liu003eu003c/ulu003eu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu003culu003eu003cliu003eAn EXTREME lack of the Awesome-Show style jokes prevalent in Check it Out and TAEAS.u003c/liu003eu003c/ulu003eu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eu003culu003eu003cliu003eAs a certain critic pointed out, the storyline simply isnu0026#39;t funny. I found myself laughing at way more of the off-kilter characters and awkward, stabbing moments than jokes coming from the story.u003c/liu003eu003c/ulu003eu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis doesnu0026#39;t mean that Tu0026amp;E fans necessarily have to go home sobbing, however. Loggia, Ferrell and Forte serve very good, funny roles, Forte especially notable as a sword salesman constantly on the edge of losing his mind. The son jokes are present, the ending is pretty funny, and letu0026#39;s just say that Shrim definitely serves up to itu0026#39;s mysterious poking-at in the preview.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e5/10. Itu0026#39;s alrite, but if youu0026#39;re expecting the greatest Tu0026amp;E masterpiece of all time, you, unfortunately, will have to wait for another day.”