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MacGruber
Ex-special operative MacGruber is called back into action to take down his archenemy, Dieter Von Cunth, who's in possession of a nuclear warhead and bent on destroying Washington, DC.
Release : | 2010 |
Rating : | 5.6 |
Studio : | Rogue Pictures, Relativity Media, Michaels-Goldwyn, |
Crew : | Art Direction, Production Design, |
Cast : | Will Forte Kristen Wiig Ryan Phillippe Val Kilmer Powers Boothe |
Genre : | Action Comedy |
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Such a frustrating disappointment
A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.
MacGruber feels like a SNL Parody packed with bad action and comedy but also with a good cast going completely wasted into the hands of a bad script that surrounds them and their characters and makes for a disappointing film. Plus the cameos from the WWE wrestlers and their roles that go wasted makes it even worse. (0/10)
MacGruber originated as a popular SNL sketch which I never found that funny. So it took a while to convince myself that this would be worth the time.Will Forte plays a formal special ops fighter named MacGruber. His wife was killed on their wedding day by nemesis Dieter Von Cunth (played by Val Kilmer). That's all you need to know.Two things should be addressed regarding this film:1) The cast is surprisingly good with Will Forte, Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids), Ryan Phillippe (Cruel Intentions) work really well off of one another. I was particularly impressed by Val Kilmer (aka Iceman from Top Gun) who seemingly came out of nowhere to fill this role.2) I was not aware of this until afterward, but this MacGruber was directed by Jorma Taccone!! This is the guy who has an extensive history writing for SNL, was part of the comedy trio called The Lonely Island (SNL Digital Shorts), eventually going on to both perform AND direct the recent comedic musical "Popstar" in 2016. I'm a huge fan of his work and it really shines in MacGruber.Don't ignore this one. Like I said, even if you aren't a fan of SNL or the sketch, it's a completely different game on the big screen.----- 7/10 STARS -------- Review by Searsino -----
OK, as a loooooong time devoted Val Kilmer fan, I watch everything he does. He is a super talented actor and an artist but as he is a very eccentric person, the movies he chooses to play in are always a surprise. And this one is a complete flop. Yes, there are good actors in it other then Mr. Kilmer - but definitely except the one who plays MacGruber, Will Forte. There was something "off" with him. And then there are the boring jokes, nothing new, nothing funny... Like I said, I watched it because of Val Kilmer otherwise it's a very dumb movie with lots of boring, filled with been-used-a-zillion-times-before kind of jokes.
The cast itself was reason enough to attract my viewing attention. With Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wig and Val Kilmer on the billing, all of them bankable scene chewers, what could go wrong? The three first mentioned actors all proved to be wacky and funny on SNL. And the recurring SNL skit MacGruber was the perfect send-up of the popular 80s drama series MacGyver, with Forte as the frenetic MacGruber coolly attempting to defuse bombs with various ordinary items at hand, eg. gum, a comb or a hairpin. Unfortunately, as with so many other SNL skits that were funny on the small screen (Julia Sweeney as the androgynous Pat immediately comes to mind), the big screen with its 90 minute feature length format proved to be a poor medium. MacGruber the film relied too much on shock value and there were too many times where characters were reaching for laughs that just weren't there. There were times where the movie was mildly entertaining. It is a shame there weren't more of the frenetic, "quick MacGruber, in another 30 seconds the water tank will be full and we'll drown" moments where Forte as MacGruber could shine and break them out, Houdini-like, with a pair of shoelaces and Kristen Wig's thong. For anyone who thinks they've just read a spoiler, you haven't. This would have been a funnier movie if there had've been a water tank death trap scenario. I have no desire to see the sequel.