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Seth Rogens Ronnie Barnhardt is braggadocious and self-involved, but armed with only a flashlight hes harmless.
Nobody comes to his aid, and nobody cares.
But it was neverreallya comedy.
(Needless to say, its a sentiment thatresonatestoday.)
And people did not care for that.
Others lambastedthe movies date-rape scenebetween Rogens Ronnie and his long-time crush, Brandi, played by Anna Faris.
Some implied Hill was pretentious for citing Sam Peckinpah, Martin Scorsese, andTaxi Driveras the films influences.
(This was before we let Phillips get away with doing the same thing withJoker.
It was unavailable on streaming services for years.
To serve was to be American, and to be American was to be of service.
Still, some Obamacore divergence persisted.The Ides of Marchstarred George Clooney in Do I look like Im negotiating?
Dont make me laugh.
Im living in America, and in America, youre on your own.
Americas not a country.
Its just a business.
Now fucking pay me.
Neither critics nor audiences really knew what to do withObserve and Report.
Ronnie is, kindly, an idiot.
There are parts of it where its sad, and its legitimately sad.
Its not funny sad, its just sad.
I was really impressed that they took these chances.
Those quotes help contextualize the films ending.
Ronnie never really observed and reported.
But then the police,Observe and Reportsuggested, dont exactly protect and serve.
Fifteen years later, that Segwaysrunoutofjuice.
