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MacGruber – Free Passes
Look, I’m probably the last guy in the world who this movie should have appealed to but the trailers got me.
Bad, lewd humor mixed with Will Forte’s comedic flair and Kristen Wiig’s more than ample ability to just be funny at any moment, the trailers that were rolled out for this movie did a spectacular job in just making the sale. They convinced me that I should at least strongly consider giving my money to them and, God love ’em, their pitch was solid with both the green and red banner trailers that no doubt hit multiple parts of the viewership demo.
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For those living under a city sized rock and don’t yet know what this movie is about, here’s your breakdown:
Only one American hero has earned the rank of Green Beret, Navy SEAL and Army Ranger. Just one operative has been awarded 16 purple hearts, 3 Congressional Medals of Honor and 7 presidential medals of bravery. And only one guy is man enough to still sport a mullet. In 2010, Will Forte brings Saturday Night Live’s clueless soldier of fortune to the big screen in the action comedy MacGruber.
In the 10 years since his fiancée was killed, special op MacGruber has sworn off a life of fighting crime with his bare hands. But when he learns that his country needs him to find a nuclear warhead that’s been stolen by his sworn enemy, Dieter Von Cunth (Val Kilmer), MacGruber figures he’s the only one tough enough for the job.
Assembling an elite team of experts-Lt. Dixon Piper (Ryan Phillippe) and Vicki St. Elmo (Kristen Wiig)-MacGruber will navigate an army of assassins to hunt down Cunth and bring him to justice. His methods may be unorthodox. His crime scenes may get messy. But if you want the world saved right, you call in MacGruber.
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