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Thread #58488   Message #943218
Posted By: reggie miles
29-Apr-03 - 09:25 PM
Thread Name: Review: A Mighty Wind
Subject: RE: Review: A Mighty Wind
I saw the song that the trio performed on Mad TV and I'm sorry, but I failed to see or hear a great deal of humor there. I wanted more than just passable folk music and sixties costuming. I recognized two of the three guys from that group from their work in other films. I've seen them in better roles. I read a review/interview posted in a local paper the next day that explained that much of the character development and humor was improvised by the individual actors and not part of any team writing effort. The actors explained in the article how much fun they had doing it that way. While I'm certain they did indeed have fun working together that way, I don't think their efforts were effective. While watching the Mad TV spot I found myself waiting for something really funny to happen and it never showed. If the spot on Mad is any example of what takes place during the rest of the film I don't think I'll be joining some of the rest of you at the movies for this one.