Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie Review

As for never have seen the show, the introductory into the antics of Tim and Eric's is more of a cautionary tale to be vary of a comedian's intent. As the duo have their own cult following, it's understandable to feel being "left out of the loop" when concerning Tim and Eric's style of comedy where apparently, absurd comedy is considered genuinely bold and daring when it all condenses down to, is an excruciatingly and grueling experience one would hope not to be apart of ever again. So, as for the fans of this duo, they can be rest assured that they'll get what they want-their TV favorites having free range, time and money to do what they please (the thought of it is still warped around my conscious). While I am not at all familiar with the comedic style of this duo who's shenanigans come off as self-loving and surly rather than being unabashedly funny at all. But if anything, Tim and Eric have no shame and further more, no care or any sense for the structure of their film's narrative that helped make this experience feel more of tortuous test.

Basically, we are treated to Tim and Eric attempting to make their own movie, but unknowingly waste a billion dollars over 3 minutes of footage. So now, desperate and broke with limited time to pay back the studios, they take part in rehabilitating a damaged shopping mall and in the meantime, get to interact with some of the most oddest and idiosyncratic characters created in 2012. Lest we forget some of the most random, bizarre cameos like Will Ferrell as the eccentric owner of the mall, the disgustingly creepily figure filling the mall floors played without with tears by John C. Reilly and Jeff Goldblum as "Chef Goldblum" who gives up about one minute of any dignity for a couple of winks at the camera.

What fans like to describe Tim and Eric's escapades as "avant-garde absurdest comedy." It's clear the duo definitely diverts from the normal genre of comedy to where their comedy indulges in repeating said phrases, weird, indescribable editing and outrageous, filthy, shameless scenes of sex, bodily functions and actions made to evoke the feeling of uneasiness among the audience. There's no doubt that they succeed admirably. But it doesn't excuse the loathsome, vile, unapologetic and overall pointless narrative that follows when clearly, it's the least thing on writer/directors Tim Heidecker and Wareheim's mind. What is spent majority in the mall to fix and clean ultimately means nothing by the end. So if someone will elaborate,"what was the whole point of the plot?" There is a thing that Jackass does where they have no plots-it's all about the sketches and skits they do. This film would have been less deadly if it was just that.

                                                 

It's unbelievable how tediously this film treads along the waters of mediocrity and of low quality to where it wouldn't help to pontificate on the what was one the mind of both Tim and Eric's intent in making this abominable, nauseatingly, repetitive routine of what could be perfectly coined as incomprehensible jargon and actions that confuse the viewer on what the point was. If the film's narrative wasn't as detrimental to the film's enjoyment and overall quality, it could have been pulled off with a lot of laughs. But really, the laughs come at the expense of "what is your taste in comedy?" And upon viewing, one could be questioned if there is some artistic value that Tim and Eric are exploring with their incoherent routines and segments. If there is something avant-garde about this film, its unorthodox methods of exploring even the most inane of comedy is certainly to be known, but not commended. There is nothing to acclaim for this horrid, unrelenting experience of very niche comedy and boring scenes of nothing but repeated words and antics of madmen on drugs. The tone is a total of brazen scenes mixed with bland dialogue that fill the screen only to leave the viewer cold and unaffected. The only truly amusing scenes are the ones lead by Ferrell and Reilly and the mob producers who try to track down the duo for their money. But they are too far and few in between the buffoonery.

If fans of Tim and Eric are enraged and disgusted by this review and wish to say the magic phrase,"you don't get it." or "you're just not broadening your mind on what's funny and this knew what it was and succeeded." Don't bother. After this horrid piece of film making that probably was a wastage of millions of dollars considering the cameos, it's appalling this was able to see the light of day while somewhere out there, a script lies in the abyss of abhorrent material where this uninspired trite managed to rise above the Hollywood system. As "unique" and "broad" to be considered "so-bad-it's-good" is quite frightening as what is to come in the future. There's nothing to praise when the film reaches its peak involving a character being defecated  on by children into a tub of feces. Sure, it's barbaric, ballsy and irksome to bring out some groans and laugh-out-load oh-my-god, that-is-insane moments, but amid all the momentarily laughs is a deplorable, horrendous and unpleasant film that is a testament of the human endurance more than anything.

                                                                  Rating: F by Amritpal Rai