Arthur (2011)

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Blistering performances.

Russell Brand is a questionable character at the best of times, but here he follows in Ricky Gervais' footsteps by being another Brit given their crack at a Hollywood comedy.And it's a right mess, not a patch on the original. Brand and co try their best, but its a weak script, and Brand tries and fails to make anything out of it.The only plus points are Helen Mirren and Jennifer Garner.A dud comedy.

What an amazing, not-great movie.This movie fires on all cylinders, but unfortunately not all in the same direction.The story is light hearted and entertaining. The cast all transcend their roles and show off what smart people in broad movie roles can achieve if they work and have talent. The script is occasionally very clever. But above all, there is actual legitimate TRUTH and ROMANCE in this film. Everyone's motivation and personalities are believable, even amid the farce of the plot.The biggest problem of the film stems from it being a remake that keeps unnecessary elements for no reason. The biggest culprit is the biggest element of the film, which is that Brand portrays a drunk. I suppose there was a certain irony in casting Brand in the role, but the irony play out in that Brand does not play a convincing comedic drunk. Except for the scenes in which they take great care to demonstrate his possessing alcohol, one would forget that he even IS drunk. The greatest offense is that it is unnecessary. The alcoholic elements play into the film in order to justify Arthur's selfish excess. But many films have been made in the past 30 years with the same conceit minus the alcohol. Adam Sandler, perhaps, has most solidified our ability to believe in the man-child without the plot device of alcohol to buoy the concept. I would very much recommend this movie. It's clever, inoffensive and showcases a great deal of original wit from Brand and Mirren who are both so lovable that every second of screen time is a joy.

I have to start this review by saying, not a lot of people liked this movie, because of the fact that this is a remake of the 1981, so-called "classic". I have never actually seen the original, but I have seen the trailer, and it didn't make me want to watch it at all. Russell Brand is so funny as Arthur, a man who has had everything handed to him on a silver platter. Or to be more accurate, a gold platter encrusted with diamonds and ruby's. One day, he actually has to get a job, which is just so hilarious. This movie is quite good, in my opinion. It could have been funnier, and it they could have not killed Hobson. That kind of sucked.Overall, I give this episode a 6 out of 10.

Comedies should be fun. Sometimes they can deviate from reality but the whole premise of this movie is absurd.Arthur was just a totally unbelievable character. Maybe it was brand, maybe it was the script, maybe it was the director. It doesn't matter. If we don't believe Arthur could ever be a real person then we will never have the connection that is needed for a movie to succeedPerhaps the people who find torture and sadism entertaining could rate this movie highly but for the majority of the human population they will find this a piece of trash. I am just surprised that this movie with the deridingly unfunny revised script was ever released.