Wednesday, August 5, 2009

50 Pills

Who:  Amber
What:  50 Pills
Where:  Comedy Central
Why:  Kristen Bell is in it

This movie was not very good.  I saw "Kristen Bell" on my DVR, so I figured I would give it a try.  I liked her in Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

The movie opens with the main character (I already forgot his name - that's how forgettable this movie was - I'll call him GUY) talking to the camera.  Talking directly to the camera is tricky to pull off, and he is not pulling it off.

Guy is going to college in NYC for the first time.   His roommate is a super stud, and Guy is mesmerized by him.   Guy seems like an idiot, even though he's got a full ride college scholarship.  Guy and roommate throw a huge party on day 1, it gets busted, and they are on probation.  One more slip up, and Guy's scholarship is gone.  Instead of not partying, they just sneak around a lot.

When Guy gets back from Thanksgiving break (his mom is played by the woman boss in 40 Year Old Virgin - she is just great!), he finds a note on his room.  The roommate got caught throwing a party, so that means Guy's scholarship is gone.  Really NYC college?!?  If your roommate throws a party over Thanksgiving break, you penalize the roommate who wasn't even there ... riiiiight.

Anyway, so the roommate offers Guy 50 pills of ecstasy and his pager.  He can sell them in 24 hours to get some cash to stay in school.

Really?  50 pills of ecstasy at $20 a piece is going to pay for school.  Wake up Guy - that's not enough money for college.  Plus the cute girl that likes you (Kristen Bell) doesn't approve).

He starts selling the drugs to funny and odd people.  Watching that part of the movie was amusing, but the rest was a waste of time.  Of course Guy blows it with the girl, but they get together at the end.

Blah!

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