There are way too many people in this world who confuse sarcastic, cynical meanness with wit.If you're interested in one-note Aubrey Plaza and her stale caustic deadpan routine this will be right up your alley.
... View MoreSo many funny scenes! The nuns' confessions, the priest losing the things he was supposed to sell, the tribunal questions and the punishment given. Very offbeat and irreverent and HILARIOUS!
... View MoreFirst, I'm giving this a 7 out of 10 even though it really was more like a 6, simply because I felt it had a lot of heart. The cinematography was good and gave a nice sense of place and atmosphere. I loved the music! The acting was fine by the five or six leads (depending on who you consider a lead) and some of the (mostly ad-libbed) lines were humorous. However, as IMDB trivia states, this film was based on The Decameron, which I've never read, so many of the in-jokes probably flew way above my head without my knowledge. I'm pretty well-read, and understand film and literature theory, but I'm sure I missed at least 1/2 of the references or jokes simply because I haven't read the stories. Additionally, if this film were a take on, say Sherlock Holmes or even The Odyssey, I could see a lot more people understanding it, but I don't know how this got green-lit being a modern-day spoof of a 14th century book with a hundred or so different tales... sort of like if the Farrelly Bros. took a stab at The Canterbury Tales.But again, I liked what I could get out of it and I simply adored that music score.
... View MoreYou just don't get it. It was great! Absurd and irreverent and perfectly on point
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