So I recently watched Rock the Kasbah and I'm here to bring you my review. So without further ado...
Richie Lanz (played by Bill Murray), dumped and stranded in war-torn Kabul by his last remaining client (played by Zooey Deschanel), discovers Salima Khan (played by Leem Lubany), a Pashtun teenager with a beautiful voice and the courageous dream of becoming the first woman to compete on national television in Afghanistan's version of "American Idol." Richie partners with a savvy hooker (played by Kate Hudson), a pair of hard-partying war profiteers (played by Danny McBride and Scott Caan) and a hair-trigger mercenary (Bruce Willis) and, braving dangerous cultural prejudices, manages his new protégée into becoming the "Afghan Star."
This is an absolutely terrible film. Bill Murray is one of the greatest comedic actors of all-time and generally anything he is in is funny, but this film isn't. Murray himself is really funny, but the everyone around him isn't and just makes for a dull a boring movie. Its also one of those films where if you make a joke and laugh, but no else around you laughs. The plot of the film seems interesting, but it's just too simple and bland. A lot of the jokes in the film are just forced and unoriginal. There are a few moments that are well-rounded and there are some jokes that are gut-busting, but they are just too few and far between. Overall this is a film that tries way too hard to be funny and an embarrassing effort from everyone in the film. I give Rock the Kasbah a 1 out of 10
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of Rock the Kasbah, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
Richie Lanz (played by Bill Murray), dumped and stranded in war-torn Kabul by his last remaining client (played by Zooey Deschanel), discovers Salima Khan (played by Leem Lubany), a Pashtun teenager with a beautiful voice and the courageous dream of becoming the first woman to compete on national television in Afghanistan's version of "American Idol." Richie partners with a savvy hooker (played by Kate Hudson), a pair of hard-partying war profiteers (played by Danny McBride and Scott Caan) and a hair-trigger mercenary (Bruce Willis) and, braving dangerous cultural prejudices, manages his new protégée into becoming the "Afghan Star."
This is an absolutely terrible film. Bill Murray is one of the greatest comedic actors of all-time and generally anything he is in is funny, but this film isn't. Murray himself is really funny, but the everyone around him isn't and just makes for a dull a boring movie. Its also one of those films where if you make a joke and laugh, but no else around you laughs. The plot of the film seems interesting, but it's just too simple and bland. A lot of the jokes in the film are just forced and unoriginal. There are a few moments that are well-rounded and there are some jokes that are gut-busting, but they are just too few and far between. Overall this is a film that tries way too hard to be funny and an embarrassing effort from everyone in the film. I give Rock the Kasbah a 1 out of 10
So ladies and gentlemen what did you think of Rock the Kasbah, what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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