Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
3/4
She came, he came, they all came!
Jacob Zembower - wrote on 09/11/2014
With the parody sub-genre of comedy films having gone into the depths of the cinematic gutter, thanks to the atrocious co-directors (which is really an insult to directors to even call them that) in Adam Seltzer and Jason Friedberg. There has not been one praise worthy release of its kind in years. But finally the streak ends with the double entendre titled They Came Together. Directed by David Wain, who made one of the best, most hilarious, cult classics of them all with Wet Hot American Summer. This time taking on just about every romantic comedy cliche there is, the film has more hits than misses and some truly hilarious sequences. Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd also have a great chemistry that elevates the proceedings even higher. And while it still may not be as consistently …
Rating of
2.5/4
A Film for People Who Love and Hate Rom-Coms
Chris Kavan - wrote on 09/05/2014
Director David Wain is best known for his break-out comedy Wet Hot American Summer (featuring some early performances from some currently very big names: Bradley Cooper, Paul Rudd, Christopher Meloni, Amy Poehler and Elizabeth Banks). The movies was a spoof on the common coming-of-age story, taking place in a summer camp. It was pretty hilarious and over-the-top. Wain went on to direct Role Models and Wanderlust but he returns to his spoof roots in They Came Together (with some of the same cast returning).
They Came Together is essentially a more high-brow version of the awful Aaron Seltzer, Jason Friedberg - you know the "Date Movie", "Epic Movie" and whatever else they slap together and call a comedy. But They Came Together has the benefit of A) Having good actors in the roles and …
