Gone Direct-to-DVD: February 2009
By Robert Sims, Hollywood.com Staff
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Monday, March 02, 2009
3. The Deal
Cast: William H. Macy, Meg Ryan, LL Cool J, Elliott Gould, Jason Ritter
The Verdict: Bobby Mason isn’t as outrageous a Hollywood caricature as Tropic Thunder’s Kirk Lazarus. Indeed, the African-American action hero and Jewish convert is downright endearing thanks to LL Cool L’s unfettered enthusiasm. But casting Mason as British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli? To a producer (Macy) desperate for a hit, Mason’s money in the bank. And this miscasting results in all the frenetic fun this hit-and-miss moviemaking spoof offers. If Macy has a blast ridiculing his profession, Ryan seizes the opportunity to prove through her harried studio executive that she hasn’t lost her light comic touch. Though not as delightfully wicked as Tropic Thunder, The Deal still packs enough satirical punch to even make foreign tax breaks a source of amusement.
DVD Features: Making the Deal feature; Interviews with William H. Macy, Meg Ryan, LL Cool J and more; Digital Copy.
Stars: 3 out of 5
KEEP READING: See No. 2…