Rapture-Palooza (2013)

Okay, I can tell from different comical reviews of other films and works that someone is gonna get mad about the plot or the inappropriate jokes. I am here to say if you are looking to get enlightened or find some sort deep meaning behind this film; go back now.

Anyway, I thought this movie was hilarious! I like it when comedic movies own up to their "R" rating. (I'm weird. I know.) It was funny, but also visually stunning and I thought that was great. Also, I have to give props to the music department for the music choice. It most definitely didn't hurt that it had a few comedic actors in the film as well. I think every actor/actress as well as the team for this film did a great job. I would put more of a review here, but I don't like telling people about spoilers, sorry.

This story centers around Lindsey (Anna Kendrick) who has caught the eye of the portly foul-mouthed Anti-Christ (Craig Robinson) who prefers to be called "The Beast." Her complaining mother has returned from heaven, having been kicked out of the rapture.

The idea was clever, especially how man learns to calmly deal with the various plagues thrown his way. I enjoyed the Maddow joke as well as the "fowl-mouthed" crows. The humor was spotty. The jokes were rather lame and juvenile. The writers came up with a half decent plot but couldn't execute on dialouge, which made the actors look bad. It has the stupidity and language of a teen sex comedy that misses the mark.

Might make it as a low brow rental.

Parental Guide: F-bombs. No sex or nudity. Sex talk.

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Not quite as good as I was expecting. It had some funny moments (the crows and the locusts were humorous), but overall, it was all over the place. Craig Robinson was trying, but Kendrick and Daley were just sleep walking through it.

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I actually really liked this movie. I usually hate dumb humor, but for some reason this movie made me laugh more than once. It's pretty crude, but funny!

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Craig Robinson stars in two movies about the end of the world. One of those movies is funny, over-the-top and entertaining and the other not so much. Guess which film this is?

It's the end of the world as we know it and the faithful have been taken to Heaven while the rest of the world has to suffer through periodic meteroites and the anti-Christ (Robinson). When the anti-Christ falls for Lindsay (Anna Kendrick) he gives her an ultimatium; marry him or watch her entire family be killed. It falls to the secular Lindsey and her boyfriend (John Francis Daley) to reluctantly save the world by getting rid of the anti-Christ.

Written by Chris Matheson (Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure [Blu-ray]), "Rapture-Palooza" has a terrific premise and great performers in a variety of supporting roles but never catches fire. The humor is lame and juvenile failing to deliver on the terrific premise. It doesn't help that director Paul Middleditch can't stage comedy effectively. The actors are game and most of the appeal of the film is due to their performances.

If you're curious, I'd suggest a rental otherwise avoid.

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