Observe and Report

Release Date: 2009
Review: A mall security cop with some serious mental issues gets obsessed with a girl and does anything to protect her. I had high hopes for 'Observe and Report' as I do with all movies starring Seth Rogen. Unfortunately this film largely missed the mark for me. It seemed like they were channeling 'Taxi Driver', complete with a monotone, self important narration given near the climax. Where it fails is that this is a comedy with extremely dark undertones, that doesn't generate the laughs. If a film is going to go in the direction of being overly offensive it had better deliver on humor, but for the most part this film did not. Instead of being funny it was more disturbing, which created an awkward feeling throughout the entire film. It was as if the film maker knew they had us trapped for the next two hours and they were just going to torture us by being as offensive as they possibly could. There were good ideas at the heart of it, but the writing was too weak to deliver. Sometimes less and is more, a point that was clearly overlooked while making this film.
Rating: 2/5