Saturday, August 15, 2009

The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (2009)

Starring: Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames, James Brolin, David Koechner, Kathryn Hahn< Ed Helms, & Rob Riggle
Directed by Neal Brennan
First things first.  I'm not a Jeremy Piven fan.  He reminds me of that snarky guy in Highschool who always had some smartass shit to say, but when he went to far with insults or attitude, was always backing up trying to talk his way out.  I only liked one movie of Mr. Pivens, and that was nothing more than a lame 90's college flick (PCU).
This time however, Jeremy has got my vote.......................Piven stars as Don Ready, a smooth talking car salesman who is so pimp, that he lights up a cigarette on a plane, and turns the flight into one big orgy.  Campy, I know, but hey it's a great way to start the movie.  Don is caslled to Temecula CA to save a Family owned carlot from going under.
armed with his "team" Jibby (rhames) who has slept with thousands of women, but never made love, Brent (Koechner) who is don's right hand man, and who become involved in a running gay joke that never gets old, and Babs (Hahn) the hilarious foul mouthed sex appeal. ................When the crew arrives to help out Selleck Motors, the crude humor ensues........Ben (brolin) has a gay crush on Brent, Don wants to nail bens daughter, and Babs falls for a 10 year old boy in a 40 year olds(riggle) body......Yeah I don't want to give that away, but it's really fucking funny.  The side players in this movie are what made it funny for me.  Oh, and also having the car lot being called a "Refugee camp for dirty men" helped out with the tone.  I would say that the Character of Charles Napier, an older salesman who longs for the older days when being sexist and racist was an everyday way life, was mine, and the crowds favorite.  I guess there is something about an older man who screams queer, and bitch and uses the F word at will, VERY FUNNY!.................Along the way we find out that if Don and the crew don't sell every car on the lot, then the lot will be sold to a local competitor who will use it for practice space for his 30 year old sons Boy Band, who opened for O-town.....Yeah no shit......If you want Foul Mouthed Humor, NON PC humor, and a great laugh, then go see this movie.
Overall rating ( * * * )
Mr. What?

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