Brad's Status: Movie Review
Sometimes you forget just how good Ben Stiller is as an actor. "Brad's Status" showcases a veteran actor at the top of his game in this dramatic comedy.
"Brad's Status" is about a father who takes his highschool son to Boston to search for colleges. While on the search, Brad (Ben Stiller) tries to come to terms of why he feels inferior to his four very wealthy friends.
The thing that might annoy people while viewing the film is the jerk that Brad seems to be but also how lucky he is to have the life he owns. Pretty wife, intellectually sound son, and a middle to upper class home, but Brad still finds ways to complain.
But this is a character study through and through about a man having his own version of a midlife crisis. While Brad is an annoying character, and sometimes too much so, the quiet but subtle conversations that take place are as meaningful as any movie I've seen this year. Director/Write Mike White (School Of Rock) knows exactly when to hit you in the gut and make you laugh at the same time, it's fun to watch.
All in all, it's the acting here that makes the script come alive. Scenes where Brad converses with college kids from Harvard to having an intense and unforgettable dinner conversation with one of his college friends is tense and is always unpredictable. Even though sometimes the script feels a bit contrived in some moments, it always kept me smiling, especially the chemistry with his son (Troy Sloan).
Easy to hate but always fascinating to watch, "Brad's Status" is something of a hidden gem this year. Understandably so, audiences are going to find the film irritating and frustrating, but for some odd reason, the film always kept me interested to see where Brad's mind drifted off to next. If you can find a theater, go see "Brad's Status", it's one of those unforgettable movies of 2017.
All in all, it's the acting here that makes the script come alive. Scenes where Brad converses with college kids from Harvard to having an intense and unforgettable dinner conversation with one of his college friends is tense and is always unpredictable. Even though sometimes the script feels a bit contrived in some moments, it always kept me smiling, especially the chemistry with his son (Troy Sloan).
Easy to hate but always fascinating to watch, "Brad's Status" is something of a hidden gem this year. Understandably so, audiences are going to find the film irritating and frustrating, but for some odd reason, the film always kept me interested to see where Brad's mind drifted off to next. If you can find a theater, go see "Brad's Status", it's one of those unforgettable movies of 2017.
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