I love these HBO mockumentaries. They are a good length and just silly, absurdist fun with really great sports stars not taking themselves seriously at all. It's clear everyone involved is having a fun time and there are some stellar performances from the main actors.
... View MoreI must assume that this started as an idea for a skit, but they kept adding on jokes until they realized that they couldn't go any further. At a bit over 40 minutes, this skit is just about as long as it could be. And they cram those 40 minutes full of gags. And all the people involved seems like they are having a great time.I laughed at many parts of this, as crazy/over-the-top comedy often can be quite funny, especially delivered in a dead pan way. I wish they would have gone further in getting the actor's to play it straight. Kit Harington does a great job, not acknowledging (with his acting) that he is playing in a comedy. Many of the other people appearing in the movie are almost winking at the camera.The scenes in Swedish are quite fun, as the Swedish actor actually says his lines in Swedish, while Samberg channels the Swedish chef from the muppets show.
... View MoreI watched this HBO original "mockumentary"-style movie over the weekend, and while some of it was amusing, overall, I'm on the fence on this one. It concerns a 2001 tennis match between these two fictional tennis players (Kit Harington, Andy Samberg)- supposedly the greatest in the world- who battle on for seven days straight. They do EVERY-thing on the court- even have sex! (and three-somes! LOL) Samberg's character was obv. based on Andre Agassi, right down to the hair weave! LOL While I don't think anything really went over the top- this movie was only around 45 minutes long, and TBH, I would've liked to have seen a full-length movie, like in the 90 minute area. I think this could've been a good mockumentary film in the same vein as those Christopher Guest movies- "Best in Show", "A Mighty Wind", etc..
... View More7 days in hell is a fictional documentary about the longest tennis match in history. It is directed by Jake Szymanski and stars Kit Harington and Andy Samberg. First off, seeing the trailer I could this could be very funny or just very stupid. I'm glad to said that it turned out to be very funny. The acting is great, Kit Harington who is on Game Of Thrones, I didn't know if he could be funny and he played his part perfect. Andy Samberg was also great. He always plays a funny part and he's does a great job most of the time. Overall 7 days in hell was a funny fake documentary about tennis with great acting and has lots of great cameos. Defiantly worth checking out.
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