An Exercise In Nonsense

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

Not sure what the director and writers were thinking when they made this movie. You have this interesting comic book movie that actually talked a lot about some of the older comics. That would for sure grab a certain type of viewer and the film could of had a following. Maybe even became a cult film. But half way through it went from being about comic books, to about killing people. It makes no sense. You could of made two crappy movies out of this one film. Small parts I did enjoy and that was mostly just some of the characters. Like I enjoyed Donal Logue and Danny Masterson. Logue really seemed to get his role and Masterson, although having a small part, seemed to get his also. Most of the other characters were OK or just awful. I really don't get Cary Elwes as his character. It just really didn't seem like his type of character and you can really pick it out in the film. Again, the story of the film just doesn't make too sense. Well too much sense on how they made it. The general background is easy to understand. People who love comic books fight to try to get a stash of old one of a kind comics that was left over by an old lady's dead son. But how they filmed it was just messed up. Eileen Brennan played the old lady and she was actually not that bad to watch. It shows even in a bad movie like this, the wise can still act.

Comic Book Villains was a delicious Dark Comedy. Well scripted and well acted by a really great cast. A delightfully likable and hateable cast of characters make up the story. I highly recommend it for anyone and everyone who has ever been into anything or known a person who is a little obsessed with something.I found out about the movie by checking out the Nevermore Film Festival website where I first learned about Bubba Ho-Tep so it was right along the lines with that movie. I laughed out loud, I cringed and squirmed in my seat and shook my head in total astonishment. A great effort by everyone involved.However I don't think I will ever get used to Cary Elwes with an American Accent.

"Comic Book Villains" is a darkly funny movie, but it mainly caters to a relatively small audience. It helps to understand and enjoy this movie if you are a comic book fan. The story revolves around the rival owners of two comic shops, each wanting to obtain a stash of very valuable comic books. Some might call this a clever story, but a lot might not. Donal Logue and DJ Qualls are well cast in the roles on the side of comic book fans. Cary Elwes, on the other hand, seems a bit miscast as a thug hired by Logue to steal the comics. Anyway, if you like comic books, you will like "Comic Book Villains," and might even relate to it. If you are not a comic book fan, at least give it a try!

Another sub-par bastard child of "Pulp Fiction" - a dark comedy/thriller ensemble piece where everything eventually comes together blah blah blah - only this time the writer/director replaces the usual suitcase of money with a stack of expensive comic books. Pure genius!It's a shame that somewhere along cinema's evolution writers forgot how to write black comedy (and for those of you who know black comedy only from the Tarantino school of scriptwriting, there's more to it than mere violence and swearing), it seems these days only Todd Solondz and Daniel Waters have any real idea. Another strike against it is the casting of the annoying Logue in the lead - okay so he displays a greater range than one may have thought but he's still annoying - and the rest of the cast seem to have fun watching their careers go down the crapper (Rapaport vies for Most Annoying Supporting Actor award while the usually decent Elwes has one of the most overstated "look I'm a bad ass" performances committed to film). The film's only saving graces are, as expected, a very funny performance from the always-wonderful Lyonne as Rapaport's scheming wife while it's also nice to see Brennan in a supporting role again.All in all, a showcase for the writer/director's knowledge of comic books rather than his talent as a filmmaker. But if you sat watching "Pulp Fiction" and thought to yourself: "I wish this movie was less clever, less stylish, had less interesting characters and was chock full of pointless comic book trivia", then this one's for you.