The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard

Rating: R

Movie Release Date: August 14, 2009

DVD Release Date: December 15, 2009

Plot 411: A high-volume car sales team is hired by a failing dealership to

Review: Jeremy Piven plays Don, the leader of a slick team of car salesman (and one woman) who are hired by low-volume dealerships to turn things around. They pull into the lot of Ben Selleck (James Brolin) to throw down a huge Fourth of July sale and school Selleck's guys on how to sell cars. They use all the gimmicks they can to bring in the crowds. Their sales goal is 211 cars. Otherwise, Selleck's future son-in-law Paxton (Ed Helms) and his father (Alan Thicke) are going to purchase the lot and turn it into a practice studio for Paxton's boy band. Don's band of bandits include Jibby (Ving Rhames), Brent (David Koechner) and Babs (Kathryn Hahn). I think most people will find this movie just a step above retarded, but somehow I actually enjoyed it. It may be because I worked part time at the front desk of a car dealership and can actually see some of the guys in these characters. Oh sure, they're not as suave as Don, but there are many similar traits. Piven does a tremendous job in this role. He's able to pull off being both arrogant and sympathetic at the same time. Nice. Also in this film are Jordana Spiro, Rob Riggle and Ken Jeong. I definitely think Jeong was under used in this one. What a waste.

Watch It: If you've got the faintest connection to car dealerships. You'll bust a gut.

Skip It: If you've ever had a bad experience at a car dealership. You'll probably just feel worse afterwards.

The Hangover

Rating: R

Movie Release Date: June 5, 2009

DVD Release Date: October 5, 2009

Plot 411: Four guys make the trek to Vegas to celebrate an impending marriage, get unbelievably drunk and must find the groom they lost on the day of his wedding.

Review: Any movie with Ken Jeong is probably worth seeing and this one doesn't disappoint. He plays a Las Vegas mobster who is locked in a car by four drunk dudes. The dudes are actually Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms), Alan (Zach Galifianakis) and Doug (Justin Bartha) who have snuck away to Vegas for a night of debauchery to celebrate Doug's impending marriage. Things get buck wild and three of the four wake up the next morning with the hangover from hell and complete memory loss. Doug is missing and they need to get him back home before his wedding that afternoon. This is an over-the-top comedy that includes pretty much any kind of gross gag, drug humor and sex quip that most guys would find hysterical. The last movie I can think of that is of a similar vein is Wedding Crashers. It's like boy's night out to the Nth degree captured on film. I found it to be crazy funny and definitely recommend it if you're in a buckaloose mood. As far as any critique on the wardrobe (I do believe they wore the same tore-up stuff the entire time they're in Vegas) and setting (Vegas, with and without lights), I can't really say I noticed much. I was too busy bustin' a gut.

Watch It: For the rockin' good time that most dudes probably dream of experiencing once in their lives.

Skip It: If you're in any way modest or prudish because there's a full male frontal in addition to a bunch of other offensive jokes, gestures and references.

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