Customer Reviews

Grilled

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(4)
1 star:		(10)

 

 

WOW!What a great movie. I am a huge Kevin James fan and my wife is a Ray Ramano fan. To see both of them in a movie was great.I was a little nervous about the movie, since I did not make the theaters.I had my neighbors come over and I had to warned them that the movie might not be so great. When the movie was over we all looked at each other and at around the same time we all said"That Was a Funny movie". We even watch the interviews at the end.Something I never really cared about.

WOW! What a good movie! Ray & Kevin lovers will be pleasantly surprised. There are no traces of Debra or Carrie here! The movie starts out kind of slow but really picks up by the middle & the ending is awesome. The characters are explored expertly by these two with lots of help from Juliette Lewis & a bang at the end from Burt Reynolds. A good flick for a lazy summer evening on the sofa! Bravo!

Ray Romano and Kevin James play failed door-to door beef salesmen who have one last chance to get things right. I expected stupidity, but instead this film has the aesthetic quality of a cool 70's character piece. Not formulaic, not predictable, and more concerned with the real stakes (pun) of the characters than cheap laughs. Though it's perfectly hilarious when it needs/wants to be. It could've been funnier in the first 20 minutes and the last 20 minutes, but it kind of sets it up and winds it down in ways that keep you invested. The ride overall is a groovy throwback complete with a gritty look, cool soundtrack, and great performances by Juliette Lewis, Sofia Vergara, Michael Rapaport and Burt Reynolds. And watch for Kim Coates' standout turn as Tony. If you're in the mood for something a little dark and different, especially from these two sitcom actors, check it out.

Worth a Watch, 12 July 2006

Author: icsjones from United States

A very funny "off the wall" comedy. Great actors, acting, plot and sets. It had quite a few actors from "The Big Lebowski" and other classic Coen Brothers films. The film included an interesting cameo by Burt Reynolds who turns the film in another direction. A very well done film that holds the viewer's interest throughout the entire film right up to the end. It has an unpredictable theme that is unusual for today's predictable comedy. After watching this movie I had to check the DVD box to see if it was in fact a Coen Brothers production, it wasn't. I am not sure if it's an owner but it's really worth a watch if you enjoy off the wall comedies.

An idiosyncratic comedy which starts modestly and grows into itself before the viewer even begins to see the many layers of dark humor and refined playfulness, the simple theme which grows with such complex resonance -- at once plainly hilarious and touching, driven in no small part by the many singular performances of several brilliant character actors, each of whom has created a peculiar, uniquely odd and yet humanizing voice which prevents them, and in turn the story, from flirting with absurdity -- "Grilled" is a gem hiding in the guise of pyrite until you can catch up with the plot.

Based on a brilliant script and storyline, "Grilled" is at once very much like a stage-play and yet very cinematic; and this conflict in tone is controlled in a manner very complimentary to the film's jazzily syncopated comic rhythms, the black humor melding and playing with the oddball craziness of the storyline, the wickedly mordant dialog and clever diatribes compelling us past the peculiar premise and plot through variously improbable situations, wonderfully and spontaneously played and made immediate and real by the actors's commitment and understanding of their roles.

"Grilled" is a little roadster of a nervy film, which at first glance may not impress the critics as they scan the cover images and mentally categorize it from its packaging features. However it defies category, defies belief with disbelief, defies the viewer to sink trustingly into it ("willing suspension" et.al.) and savor the cascade of intelligent wit; rock with the rhythm of its break-beat pace and roll with its punches in exchange for which, it reflects the oddly familiar image of the (human) flaws and greatness inherent in any singular experience we have or can imagine.. It's a film content to plumb modest depths while engineering dynamics of such breadth that 'a day in the life of' turns out to have epic overtones -- leaving the mind spinning in thought long after your sides have calmed down from laughing.

Ray and Kevin play against type rather well in this movie. The movie has a tightly woven, rather implausible plot. The plot isbasically two salesmen in a slump make the ultimate sale to a Jewish mobster. Why Burt Reynolds was casted as a Jewish mobster, I can't say, although he was good. The movie is not laugh-out-loud funny. However, there is a wit to it. The biggest thing it has going for it is the fact that it is short, about 90 minutes. This keeps the movie moving. I don't know if I liked the movie, but it is interesting.

Do NOT rent or buy this movie if you are looking for laughs.

I rented it and then read reviews. The reviews are extreme to say the least. Let me try to clear the cloud of contrast.

Those of you who love movies like Lost in Translation or other character studies may want to look into Grilled. The simple plot is a day in the life of two meat salesmen. Each are motivated to sell by different extenuating needs. The frustration of sales gone wrong adds to the sense of underlying desperation. They finally hit big time, until the bad guys come looking for the buyer and the sellers get sucked into a life and death drama.

The movie is quirky more than funny. Kevin James and Ray Romano stretch their acting muscles giving their sit-com muscles a rest. They both do a great job playing almost down and out desperate characters in a situation that could have been written for laughs or played for laughs but instead became a darkly quirky. I'm giving it four stars for originality, acting, writing and creativity.

Those of you who are language sensitive -- the F-word flies frequently. Not appropriate for children or young teens if you are concerned about sexual messages sent via film.

I thought this movie had a lot of bull in it. Dont get me wrong I'm A huge fan of Ray Ramano & Kevin james, but they just did't have the funny in them in this movie. I found myself a bit pissed off when the movie ended. Because the 2 really funny guy's in grilled left there funny in Everybody Loves raymond and king of queens. Dissapointment filled my mind and I considerd smashing the dvd. At least Kevin James has king of queens to go back to. Ray on the other hand, needs to find out what Tim allen's gonna star in next and steal it from him, ever since his show home improvement ended he's been getting real good movie roles. What's up RAY? Dont sell out just for the money! Start another TV show or something!

I love Ray Romano and Kevin James, but maybe they are only funny in their TV shows. At least no one has given them a decent movie script yet and that includes "Hitch".This movie was absolutely terrible - not a funny scene in the whole movie, and I think it was supposed to be a black comedy - the type of movie I generally love. Save your money but most of all your time.

Ray Romano and Kevin James starring in a feature length comedy...Well, that creates anticipation...

The pic doesn't really live up to the potential that these two really funny guys can do with the right material. Ofcourse there are laughs here and there, 'cause they both have undeniable talent, but overall it's somewhat of a missed chance and only interesting for real fans of the two...

Too bad, I must say....