FILM TOPIC: Who should be cast as Fletch in the remake?

This summer I watched Fletch and Fletch Lives so I could get a feel for who I think could do Chevy Chase's infamous character justice in the upcoming reboot. I deduced that the lucky actor must have a certain air about him, like nothing can touch him and no mystery is too hard to solve. And, of course, he must have impeccable wit of the sarcastic and sardonic variety with a side of slapstick.



Here's who I think would be a good fit:

The Big Name: Ryan Reynolds
Reynolds has made a name for himself as the sexy funny guy with a gift for comic timing. He's currently busy juggling two comic book franchises (Green Lantern and Deadpool), but if the studio could snag him to fill Chase's shoes, I'm sure they would.

The Physical Humor Expert: Zachary Levi
If you watch "Chuck," you know that Levi is a pro when it comes to pratfalls, stumbling, and generally making an ass out of himself. Fletch, however, is also clever with words, and Chuck doesn't really get the best lines, so I don't know if he could pull off cocksure quips.

The Facial Expression Dynamo: John Krasinski
Krasinski is a bit of a scene stealer. Whether it's a bad movie (License to Wed), a little-seen indie (Leatherheads), a romantic dramedy (Away We Go), or a star-studded comedy (It's Complicated), he has a way of stealing the spotlight with just one look or verbal stumble. So I'd like to see if he could pull off playing a know-it-all.

The Reluctant Comedian: Shia Labeouf
Labeouf hasn't done a straight comedy since his bit role in 2003's Dumb and Dumberer. And he hasn't played the comic relief in a non-comedy since 2005's Constantine, unless you count the Transformers trilogy, which comes to an end this summer. These days he seems more focused on dramas (Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps), action films (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), and crime thrillers (The Wettest County in the World). So wrangling him for a comedy about a rule-breaking investigative journalist with a wacky way of digging up the truth might be a little bit of a hard sell. It might also be a hard sell to audiences who haven't seen Labeouf's humorous side in almost a decade. But I really do think he has what it takes to skirt the line between suave and hilarious. Come on back Shia!

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FILM REVIEW: I Am Number Four

This action sci-fi thriller is based on Pittacus Lore's novel about teenage aliens who are hunted down and picked off in a specific order by a vicious alien clan known as the Morgadorians. I've never read the novel, but I was intrigued by the idea of alien teenagers with superpowers fighting for their lives. It's like having a bunch of Clark Kents running around. Then I learned that at some point these teenagers decide to stop running and stop being isolated, and fight side-by-side, which made me think of X-Men. Needless to say, I was on board.

British actor Alex Pettyfer has been trying to make it in Hollywood for quite some time. Five years after his first lead role in Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker, he's still the same charismatic and athletic kid as he was before, but now he has a darker edge to him. He seems more complex and interesting, which added to his character John, the dark and tortured outcast who was forced to move every time one of the three aliens that were ranked before him died, and the Morgadorians got closer. Timothy Olyphant ("Justified" and Live Free or Die Hard) played his guardian and provided a few laughs with every frustrated scolding.

Teresa Palmer (Take Me Home Tonight and The Sorcerer's Apprentice) plays Number Six, one of John's alien allies who decides to search for her fellow numbered compatriots after her guardian dies. I'm accustomed to seeing Palmer as the eye candy or the damsel in distress in all of her films, but she was believably badass as this leather-wearing, motorcycle-riding, gun-toting warrior. Granted, that was mostly because of her awesome teleportation power and parkour moves, but she nailed every feisty comeback and for once did more than bat her eyelashes.

Sixteen year old newcomer Callan McAuliffe (Flipped) played the son of a human alien ally who went missing. Due to his size, he was like the town punching bag, even his step-dad treated him like crap. The character was meant to be this dorky little brother slash human ambassador figure to John, but McAuliffe was almost as equally adorable and charismatic as Pettyfer.

This was Dianna Agron's ("Glee") first lead actress role. She had more lines in this film than she's had in all two seasons of her musical FOX series. Who knew she could memorize so many lines and deliver them properly? It may not have been a groundbreaking role and she may not have succeeded in entrancing the audience, but she did manage to pull off popular-girl-turned-artsy-photographer without seeming like a poser. That's really hard to do. Many a pretty blond has tried--and failed. As John's romantic interest, she gave him a reason to fight and finally made him feel comfortable in his own skin.

All in all, the cast was pretty decent and no character annoyed me to the point of never wanting to rewatch the film, but the content wasn't as intriguing as I thought it was going to be. First off, the villains are more gross than scary or formidable. The events that occur in between action scenes are rather boring and non-engaging. The love story is far too rapid, almost Twilight-speed. And by the time it got to the action-packed showdown with surprise alien creatures, jump-out-of-your-seat moments, and kick-ass alien tricks, I just started to think that this was only a prequel to a much more interesting story. I realize that in order to create the inevitable love triangle that will happen between Pettyfer, Aragon, and Palmer, we had to first see how and why he fell for Aragon, and in order for us to understand why he's gone on this journey we had to watch him reach his limit. But I don't think this prequel to the ultimate gathering of the other aliens merited an entire movie. It's not like Harry Potter where it needed to be broken up because of the attention to detail. If anything I think there was plenty of useless filler. They might as well have preceded the end credits with the words "To be continued..." because the good stuff has yet to be shown.

TV TOPIC: Who Should've Been Cast as Wonder Woman?

Full disclosure, my favorite superheroines are: Hit Girl, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Catwoman, Sailor Mars, Rogue, and Kim Possible, in that order. I'm aware of who Wonder Woman is, but I was never really impressed by her superhero folklore. The whole lasso of truth and invisible plane thing sounded...kind of lame. However, aside from the ladies on "No Ordinary Family" and the female counterparts of the Justice League on "Smallville," we are currently lacking in the female superhero category, so I'm all for a new/recycled addition. But when they announced the lucky actress who scored the role, Adrianne Palicki ("Friday Night Lights"), I was actually kind of disappointed. I loved her on that criminally ignored sports drama, but she just doesn't fit the description. I know, I know, people say that all the time about superhero castings and then end up loving the unexpected actor in the role. But just for arguments sake, I will present to you who I think should've been given a shot at the lasso.

When  most people begin to brainstorm on who to cast in a comic-related adaptation, they focus on choosing someone who looks like the cartoon/illustration come to life. So it seems what we're going for here is someone with long, flowing black hair and a slim enough body to rock a patriotic leotard. Here are my Top 10 suggestions based on that criteria:

Olivia Munn - The Funny Girl

Powers: She's best known as the smokin' hot, funny girl from "Attack of the Show" and "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart," but this mid-season she's apart of NBC's ensemble comedy "Perfect Couples." The series may not fair well in the ratings, doing worst than even the supposedly offensive office comedy "Outsourced," but she's actually the funniest part of the show, playing the controlling and obsessive half of a preppy couple. If the creators of this new incarnation wanted to add levity in between villainous takedowns, like "No Ordinary Family" or "The Cape," then she would've been a great fit.

Weakness: She's not a household name yet and she hasn't carried a scripted show before, so studios aren't eager to bet on her.

Alexandra Daddario - The Warrior

Powers:  If you were one of the few people who went out to see Percy Jackson & the Lightning Thief, then you were properly introduced to the firecracker that is Alexandra Daddario. In a matter of minutes, she established herself as a fearsome, unmerciful warrior in a sea of testosterone, and stole the hero's heart in spite of his pride. She could've easily done the same in a leotard and knee-high boots.

Weakness: She kind of looks like a teenager. It would probably be hard to sell her as a young woman, even though she has played one on USA's "White Collar."

Erica Durance - The Superhero's Girlfriend

Powers: I get the whole "The pen is mightier than the sword" bit, but I can't for the life of me think why they would make Lois so feisty and formidable on "Smallville" and NOT give her a superhero alter ego. Modern Lois is the coolest heroine since Buffy. After 7 years of playing second fiddle to...The Blur a.k.a. ghetto Superman, I think she's due for an upgrade.

Weakness: Um...her hair isn't black. I got nothing. She's awesome!

Gemma Arterton - The Full-figured Goddess

Powers: The voluptuous British import has had quite the year, starring opposite Sam Worthington in Clash of the Titans and Jake Gyllenhaal in Prince of Persia. She's the object of many a man's obsession and I wouldn't be surprised if she were nominated as GQ's next Sexiest Woman Alive. But how long before her star starts to flicker? After all, you can only play "the hot girl" so many times before someone else distracts the panting multitude. Megan Fox can attest to that. So why not get a steady TV gig to show producers what she can do?

Weakness: I've yet to hear her American accent.

Evangeline Lilly - The Tough Girl

Powers: The "Lost" alum just wrapped the action sci-fi film Real Steel with Hugh Jackman, and after that belly flops (eyeroll), she'll be free as a bird. This is her chance to finally be front and center without two leading men and some blonde (ha!) hogging the spotlight. Plus, we already know she can rough it in the jungle like the Amazonian heroine and handle herself in hand-to-hand combat. She's the toughest option.

Weakness: Kate rarely had lines. She was more of a facially emotive character. And while, every now and then she had light, carefree moments, we've yet to see her as just an average woman living an everyday life. Not sure fans would still adore her if she wasn't perpetually intense.

Idina Menzel - The Curve Ball

Powers: Since most audiences only know her as Rachel's birth mom on "Glee" or one of the divas in Rent, my only reason for suggesting her is that she sort of looks the part with those penetrating eyes.

Weakness: It would be a waste to cage such an incredibly talented songbird. 

Michelle Tratchenberg - The TV Vet

Powers: Michelle has a decade of experience on TV, playing a meek little sister ("Buffy, the Vampire Slayer"), a naive nurse ("Mercy"), and a vengeance-seeking socialite ("Gossip Girl"). She knows how to act in the fantasy genre without coming off campy or ridiculous, and she always manages to give her characters depth no matter how vapid they may originally seem. She may be a tad on the young side, but the younger the actress, the longer the series can believably last, and the less likely we'll be subjected to plot lines like "How can I have a baby and fight crime?"

Weakness: Actors who are victim to one series cancellation can be experiencing the beginning of an industry curse. Just ask Kristoffer Polaha ("North Shore," "Miss Guided," "Valentine," "Life Unexpected").

Joanna Garcia - The Chameleon

Powers: Even though this lovely actress is of Cuban descent, in the last decade, she's managed to pass for a bratty Southern teen mom ("Reba"), a broke, struggling writer turned live-in tutor to the rich ("Privileged"), a well-connected and wealthy socialite ("Gossip Girl"), and an absent-minded, impulsive new mom ("Better With You"). And in the process she's gone from a blonde to a brunette to a redhead. This is a girl who's not afraid of change and is malleable enough to transform herself into whatever the studio wants her to be. She just hasn't quite found the right challenge yet and this could be it.

Weakness: She's already on an ABC couples comedy called "Better With You," and since it has more viewers than the cult-favorite "Cougar Town," it probably won't be cancelled. 

Kristin Kreuk - The Comeback

Powers: When they started the plot line that would lead to the end of Lana+Clark and the beginning of Lois+Clark, I was super excited. I grew up on the 90s series starring Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher, and I have been patiently waiting for the last 10 years to see the "Smallville" version of their love story. So, needless to say, I wasn't too bummed that Lana was on her way out. I was, however, just beginning to like Kristin Kreuk. Her character finally stopped whining and screaming for help--because, honestly, at some point a modern damsel would've taken a few self-defense classes--and stood up for herself. She was becoming her own hero. With her departure, I felt robbed of that.

Weakness: She REALLY lost some cool points by starring in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, one of the worst video game/comic book adaptations I've ever seen. I don't think she has enough fans to bolster ratings. Plus, I don't know if the comic book community would accept someone who looks of half-Asian decent as a symbol of America.

Zooey Deschanel - The Indie Chick

Powers: Zooey has experience with fantasy content, from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy to the Syfy re-imagination of The Wizard of Oz miniseries "Tin Man." And in the past three years, she's managed to become the indie crowd's object of affection, goofing around with the oversized child Will Ferrell in Elf, falling in love with the painfully agreeable Jim Carrey in Yes Man, charming the pants off of the love-struck Joseph Gordon-Levitt in (500) Days of Summer, and hypnotizing audiences with her folk/rock duo She & Him. She could've represented modern youth, more artsy and emotional than combative and conflicted.

Weakness: I'm pretty sure I could kick Zooey Deschanel's ass, and I've never fought anyone in my entire life...successfully.

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VIDEO: "Take Me Home Tonight" Cast Reenact 80s Movies in Atomic Tom's "Don't You Want Me" Video

I haven't been hearing great buzz about Topher Grace's screenwriting debut Take Me Home Tonight. Apparently some people think it's a Hot Tub Time Machine-type rip-off. I thought the trailer was pretty funny and the cast of young comedians that range from Ana Faris to Demetri Martin is inspired. But what will get me to the theater March 4th aren't either of those things. I'll be forking over $13 for my love of 80s movies. One of the songs on the Take Me Home Tonight soundtrack is Atomic Tom's "Don't You Want Me" and the video is an homage to the decade's best films.
(Don't let the still fool you, it's totally safe for work.)

Movie Order: Say Anything, Dirty Dancing, The Ghostbusters, Weird Science, Ghost, Sixteen Candles, Pee-wee's Big Adventure, The Karate Kid, ET, Basic Instinct, Star Wars, When Harry Met Sally, Poltergiest, Top Gun, Splash, Teen Wolf, Back to the Future, Risky Business, Indiana Jones, Ferris Bueller, The Shining, Weekend at Bernie's, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Rambo, Big, Cocktail, Fletch, Flashdance, Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Can't Buy Me Love, Twins, Caddyshack, Terminator, Norma Rae, Little Shop of Horrors, Risky Business, The Blues Brothers, Top Gun, Teen Wolf, Dirty Dancing, Weekend at Bernie's, The Ghostbusters, and The Breakfast Club.

TRAILER: Josh Radnor & Kate Mara's "Happythankyoumoreplease"

PLOT: Captures a generational moment — young people on the cusp of truly growing up, tiring of their reflexive cynicism, each in their own ways struggling to connect and define what it means to love and be loved.

CAST: Josh Radnor ("How I Met Your Mother"), Kate Mara (127 Hours), Malin Akerman (Watchmen), Tony Hale ("Arrested Development"), Zoe Kazan ("Bored to Death" and It's Complicated), Bram Barouh, Michael Algieri, Richard Jenkins

VERDICT: When I heard that Radnor was directing and writing an indie, I, like many other doubters, didn't think the sitcom star had what it took to construct a memorable indie. Many actors have tried and failed. But I have a good feeling about this one. I don't know if it's Mara's sweet smile, the precocious little kid, or finally getting to see Hale as something more than a one-joke comedian, but I might actually go to the theater and throw down $13 for this...I just have to figure out how I'm going to ignore the eyebrow-less Akerman inexplicably rocking an African turban.

Release Date: March 4 (limited)t

TRAILER: Carla Gugino & Timothy Olyphant's "Elektra Luxx"

PLOT: Life for porn actress Elektra Luxx (Gugino) gets turned upside down when she finds out she's pregnant.

CAST: Carla Gugino (Watchmen and "Entourage"), Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Timothy Olyphant ("Justified" and I Am Number Four), Adrianne Palicki ("Friday Night Lights"), Emmanuelle Chiriqui ("Entourage"), Malin Akerman (Watchmen), Marley Shelton (Bubble Boy).

VERDICT: This is basically a romantic comedy where the female lead isn't a chef or a lawyer, but a porn star. Some might say it's the best of both worlds to attract a widespread audience, while others might think it's crass and unrealistic. The hooker-with-the-heart-of-gold bit pretty much cashed its check with Pretty Woman. However, it looks funny enough to rent. Side note: I am sincerely intrigued by what kind of research Gordon-Levitt had to do to play a sex blogger who lives at home with his mom.


Release Date: March 11

TRAILER: "Cold Weather"

PLOT: A guy (Lankenau) who moves back to Portland, Oregon becomes involved in the mystery of his ex-girlfriend's (Rikoon) disappearance.

CAST: Cris Lankenau, Raul Castillo (Paraiso Travel), Robyn Rikoon

VERDICT: It's giving me that Brick meets Scooby Doo vibe...but in a good way. I'm intrigued enough to at least hope it'll be on Netflix streaming soon.


Release Date: February 6

TRAILER: Kate Hudson & Gael Garcia Bernal's "A Little Bit of Heaven"

PLOT: It's a comedy about a guarded woman (Hudson) who finds out she's dying of cancer, but when she meets her match (Bernal), the threat of falling in love is scarier than death.

CAST: Kate Hudson, Gael Garcia Bernal, Lucy Punch (Dinner for Schmucks), Romany Malco ("No Ordinary Family"), Rosemarie DeWitt ("United States of Tara"), Kathy Bates, Whoopi Goldberg,

VERDICT: Looks like Hudson is trying to get back to making movies-with-heart instead of easy paydays (*cough* Fools Gold *cough*). This, like most cancer-stricken romances, can end one of two ways: cure + happily ever after OR epic romance + tear-jerking death. Either way, everything's pretty predictable. The only thing that can save it are the performances and the chemistry, and I really can't picture Hudson and Bernal convincingly falling in love. It's most likely a rental.


Release Date: February 4 (UK)

TRAILER: Ryan Kwanten's "Griff the Invisible"

PLOT: Griff (Kwanten), office worker by day, superhero by night, has his world turned upside down when he meets Melody (Dermody), a beautiful young scientist who shares his passion for the impossible.

CAST: Ryan Kwanten ("True Blood") and newcomer Maeve Dermody

Release Date: March 18

VERDICT: I think I might have reached my limit when it comes to deluded-civilian anti-superhero films. Kick-Ass was awesome. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World was an experience. And Rainn Wilson's upcoming Super should be the final nail in that coffin. I commend Kwanten for trying to make something of himself past the beefcake status that he's honed on HBO as the dimwitted Jason, but this is tooooo indie even for him. The poster's cool though:

TRAILER: Paul Giamatti's "Win Win"

PLOT: Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty (Giamatti), who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete (Shaffer) through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family. Just as it looks like he will get a double payday, the boy's mother (Lynskey) shows up fresh from rehab and flat broke, threatening to derail everything.

DIRECTOR: Thomas McCarthy (The Visitor and The Station Agent)

CAST: Paul Giamatti, newcomer Alex Shaffer, Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone and "The Office"), Melanie Lynskey ("Two and a Half Men" and Up in the Air), Bobby Cannavale ("Will & Grace"), Jeffrey Tambor ("Arrested Development"), Margo Martindale ("Dexter")

VERDICT: The trailer doesn't seem to match up with the IMDb plot description. It was cut to look like a coming of age, indie sports drama where a man grows as he raises a wayward teen, but it seems like it might be more of a family drama than anything else. That only matters to me because I hate misleading trailers. That aside, Giamatti and McCarthy churn out solid work, so it's a definite rental.


Release Date: March 18

TRAILER: Ewan McGregor & Christopher Plummer's "Beginners"

PLOT: A young man (McGregor) is rocked by two announcements from his elderly father (Plummer): that he has terminal cancer, and that he has a young male lover.

CAST: Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Melanie Laurent (Inglorious Basterds), Goran Visnjic ("ER")

VERDICT: First off, McGregor still getting to play "a young man" at 39 is more bizarre than his character learning his father was secretly gay. Secondly, McGregor's character trying to have a verbal relationship with his dog and the dog getting subtitles is more bizarre than his father trying to live the life of a young gay man and make up for lost time before he dies of cancer. Such an addition could be considered contrived quirkiness to amp up the indie cred, but hopefully it becomes more about acceptance and romantic exploration than anything else.


Release Date: June 3

TRAILER: James McAvoy & Robin Wright's "The Conspirator"

PLOT: Mary Surratt (Wright) is the lone female charged as a co-conspirator in the assassination trial of Abraham Lincoln. As the whole nation turns against her, she is forced to rely on her reluctant lawyer (McAvoy) to uncover the truth and save her life.

DIRECTOR: Robert Redford

CAST: Robin Wright (The Private Lives of Pippa Lee), James McAvoy, Alexis Bledel ("Gilmore Girls"), Johnny Simmons (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), Evan Rachel Wood, Jonathan Groff ("Glee"), Justin Long, Kevin Kline, Tom Wilkinson, Danny Huston

VERDICT: I don't really enjoy non-romantic period pieces or court-related dramas, but intense-McAvoy is my favorite kind of McAvoy, so I'll probably watch it on cable.


Release Date: April 15

TRAILER: Rashida Jones & Chris Messina's "Monogamy"

PLOT: Theo (Messina) is preoccupied by his pending engagement (Jones) and bored with his job as a wedding photographer—the generic backgrounds, the artificial posing, the stilted newlyweds—so he develops an unconventional side business, called "Gumshoot," a service where clients hire him to stalk them with his camera. Becoming infatuated with one of his clients, a mystery woman who goes by the name Subgirl (Dohan), Theo develops a voyeuristic obsession that forces him to confront uncomfortable truths about himself and his impending marriage.

CAST: Chris Messina (Julie & Julia and Away We Go), Rashida Jones ("Parks & Recreation" and The Social Network), Meital Dohan ("Weeds")

VERDICT: I love Messina, but I hate when films try to justify and explain the male gender's non-committal "nature." No matter who or what they blame it on, it always sounds like an excuse. And watching this will be like listening to a two-hour long excuse. There is the off-chance that the writing duo will explore the real reason men don't commit—deep-seated feelings of inadequacy and insecurity—but I'm not willing to wade through all the perverted voyeurism to find out.


Release Date: April 24 (limited)

FILM REVIEW: Just Go With It

In Adam Sandler's latest romantic comedy, he plays a jilted groom who discovers that women are more likely to have a one-night stand if they think you're married. One night, without his old wedding ring on, he meets a girl (Brooklyn Decker) he thinks might be the one. Unfortunately, when she discovers his old ring in his pocket, she refuses to have an affair with him, so he ropes his best friend and assistant (Jennifer Aniston) into pretending to be his soon-to-be-ex-wife.

As per usual, Sandler signs up for a preposterous storyline with even more preposterously beautiful women who, only in a fictional universe, fall in love with him. Needless to say, my expectations weren't very high. The last time I enjoyed a Sandler flick was 2004's Spanglish & 50 First Dates. They had even doses of comedy and drama that made you laugh as hard as you cried. But from this film, I not only didn't expect tears, but I also didn't expect laughter, especially since Decker, who's a newbie, and Aniston, who doesn't exactly have a rep for being effectively comedic, were set to star. I, however, was pleasantly surprised by Aniston & Sandler's chemistry, both comedic and romantic. They had a great back-and-forth and the way he ragged on her and she gave back just as hard made them seem like great sparring buddies. It wasn't really a love-hate relationship, so much as playful taunting. They were true friends who didn't realize that they loved each other so much until the possibility of never being together presented itself.

As for the supporting cast, Decker didn't do too badly for her first feature role, better than most model-turned-actresses. Comedian Nick Swardson has become Sandler's new Rob Schneider, except he's not consistently funny. He's more of just a bumbling pervy weirdo. The kids, Bailee Madison and Griffin Gluck, were amazing little schemers, who blackmailed their way into pricey acting classes and Hawaiian vacations. The biggest scene-stealers, however, were Nicole Kidman and Dave Matthews, who played a perfect couple who rubbed their perfectness into Aniston & Sandler's face. Kidman was Aniston's rival and she was eager to show her that she wasn't a failure. Their competition to determine who had the most successful husband, fulfilling life, and impressive hula skills (don't ask) led to some pretty hilarious scenes. My favorite running joke, "Took a Devlin," was actually a reference to Kidman's character. Aniston didn't want her kids saying the vulgar phrase for defecating, so she told them to say "Taking a Devlin." And even though Devlin had popped back up into Aniston's life, they didn't stop using that phrase, which made it even funnier.

Ultimately, I find the trailer is a little misleading. It makes it seem like Sandler's character is just a player trying to manipulate an unfortunate situation to his advantage. But he's just a wayward romantic who wandered down the wrong path after getting his heart broken. If they'd shown the initial rejection in the trailer, moviegoers probably would've been more keen on seeing this scorned man find his way back. And if they played up the bond he had with Aniston that would've helped too.

Final Verdict: I'd recommend renting it. Sandler's finally redeemed himself for the last 7 years of terrorist-fighting hairdressers, semi-homophobic firefighters, and self-absorbed, cancer-stricken stand-up comics. Of course, his next film involves him playing the male and female lead so...