"Fitful and Obscene"
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What You Need To Know:
OBSERVE AND REPORT is a hyperactive character study of a numskull who can’t control himself. This results in fitful, violent, obscenity laced comedy that’s sometimes poignant. Eventually, Ronnie succeeds by sheer determination. Ironically, the nicest character in this bizarre world is a Christian girl who’s made a purity pledge. In the end, she and Ronnie begin dating, but the movie closes with a joke where Ronnie thinks he can get her to break her pledge to God. The filmmakers have created a dark comedy that tries to take itself seriously, but there’s too much obscene, numskull comedy to really make that happen for most viewers.
Content:
(PaPa, B, C, LLL, VVV, SS, NNN, AA, DDD, MM) Strong, slightly mixed pagan worldview in a very ribald context about a troubled shopping mall officer trying to fight crime and get a girlfriend, plus the most positive, kindest character is a young Christian woman who’s made a purity pledge; at least 179 mostly strong obscenities, five strong profanities, 13 light profanities, several obscene gestures, and drunken woman vomits; very strong violence with lots of blood in a couple scenes include criminal shot in chest point blank, martial arts fighting, mall security officers hit skateboards in heads with skateboards while the officers drive by in their cart, man tasered for fun, man bangs another man’s head for being cruel to nice woman, man knocked out with blunt object, and pratfalls; depicted fornication and crude sexual comments; extensive shots of full frontal male nudity when flasher runs through inside mall, brief upper female nudity, and rear and upper male nudity; alcohol use and drunkenness, including protagonist’s mother is a drunk; smoking and excessive drug abuse; and, practical jokes, bragging, security guard doesn’t listen to police, detective deliberately leaves security guard in the middle of rough area, stealing, and man stays he plans to talk new girlfriend out of her purity pledge.
More Detail:
Mall cops have become a big target this year for Hollywood comedy. First, there was the PG rated, family friendly PAUL BLART: MALL COP. Now comes the R rated OBSERVE AND REPORT.
OBSERVE AND REPORT stars Seth Rogen as Ronnie Barnhardt, a head of shopping mall security with delusions of grandeur. When a flasher strikes the mall patrons and a burglar hits the mall after hours, Ronnie goes into hyperdrive trying to solve the crimes. Overzealous and terribly self-deluded, Ronnie desperately wants to gain a coveted spot at the police academy. He thinks solving these crimes will give him a leg up and also win the heart of his elusive dream girl, Brandi, a self-centered blonde working a mall makeup counter.
Ronnie’s braggadocio launches a turf war with hardnosed Detective Harrison, played by Ray Liotta. It doesn’t help that Ronnie takes medication for his hyperactive delusions and bi-polar rage. Things go downhill when the mall officer closest to him introduces Ronnie to drugs.
OBSERVE AND REPORT is like a hyperactive character study of a numskull who can’t control himself. This results in fitful, violent, obscenity laced comedy that’s sometimes poignant. Eventually, Ronnie succeeds by sheer determination. Ironically, the nicest character in this bizarre world is a Christian girl who’s made a purity pledge. At the end of the movie, she and Ronnie begin dating, but the movie closes with a joke where Ronnie tells someone he thinks he can get her to break her pledge to God.
The filmmakers have created a dark comedy that tries to take itself seriously, but there’s too much obscene, numskull comedy to really make that happen for most viewers.
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Now more than ever we’re bombarded by darkness in media, movies, and TV. Movieguide® has fought back for almost 40 years, working within Hollywood to propel uplifting and positive content. We’re proud to say we’ve collaborated with some of the top industry players to influence and redeem entertainment for Jesus. Still, the most influential person in Hollywood is you. The viewer.
What you listen to, watch, and read has power. Movieguide® wants to give you the resources to empower the good and the beautiful. But we can’t do it alone. We need your support.
You can make a difference with as little as $7. It takes only a moment. If you can, consider supporting our ministry with a monthly gift. Thank you.
Movieguide® is a 501c3 and all donations are tax deductible.
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