Thematically, the story of an insurance adjuster who always weighs up the pros and cons of things to try to cheat fate into going the way that he wants it to, only to meet the most free and spiritual and liberated and spontaneous woman who ever lived, is surprisingly strong. Where does he go from here? It’s a great movie.
In this movie, he gets married to the woman of his dreams and his whole future seems to be set and seems to be perfect – and then she cheats on him on their honeymoon and his life goes into a tailspin. Well, Stiller is the master of comedic reaction. Along Came Pollyīen Stiller is at his funniest when his character is getting screwed over. Okay, there are a lot of references to Costco and it’s a major plot point, but there are a bunch of funny jokes about Costco in the script, which in a comedy movie, makes the somewhat shameless product placement seem worth it. A lot of critics objected to the use of Costco product placement, but come on. Ben Stiller has always mined comedy gold out of being the straight man to Vince Vaughn’s smooth, fast talking, charismatic charmer and this is no different. The movie was originally written to be a PG 13 family movie, but thankfully the studio heads changed their minds and brought in Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg to revise the script to be a harder R rated affair. It’s a shame that this movie didn’t do so well at the box office, because it would’ve been fun to see that cast develop their dynamic in sequels. The cast of Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, and Richard Ayoade have terrific comedic chemistry together and bounce off each other hilariously.
This sci fi comedy about a neighborhood watch organization that takes on the alien invaders in suburban middle America is not a perfect movie, but it is very funny. So, let’s take a look back at the 10 funniest movies Ben Stiller ever starred in. And he’s collaborated with Noah Baumbach on some beautifully contemplative dramedies, too, which have also been hilarious (in a different way, of course). He has used his powers for good, as he has gotten some of the most gleefully absurdist comedies made over the course of his career. Ever since becoming one of the biggest stars in Hollywood with hit movies in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Ben Stiller has pretty much had his pick of whatever movies he’s wanted to be in.
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