30
Minutes or Less
Rated R. Our Ratings: V-4; L -8; S/N -2.
Running time: 1 hour 23 min.
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Our heroes with their bank loot. © 2011 Sony Pictures Releasing |
But my eyes are turned toward you, O God, my Lord;
in you I seek refuge; do not leave me defenseless.
Keep me from the trap that they have laid for me,
and from the snares of evildoers.
Let the wicked fall into their own nets,
while I alone escape.
Psalm 141:8-10
Filled with gratuitous gutter language in order to appeal to young
adults who love raunchiness (there’s a
topless lap dance scene), this admittedly funny movie is not for church movie
groups. Set in glamorous
Grand Rapids, Michigan, it is one of those things-go-wrong affairs, with
two bumbling would-be criminals knocking out Jesse Eisenberg’s pizza-delivering
Nick, strapping a bomb to him and forcing him to rob a bank in order to raise
the 100 grand they need to hire a hit man to kill the father of one of them.
The title comes from the pizzeria’s slogan, which sets us up for Nick’s
wild driving during the obligatory chase sequence. In the unlikelihood that
you gather a group for this turkey, you’re on your own for questions.
Enough of the details of a movie for which Eisenberg, so effective in The
Social network, should fire his agent for suggesting that he make it. The
same goes for stand-up comedian Aziz Ansari who plays Jesse’s best
friend. Both are so much better than this sordid material.