In Kumail Nanjiani for trying to read this photo – Deadline

In the new movie Stuber Stu (Kumail Nanjiani) works as an Uber driver in addition to his daily work at a sporting goods store. His main mission in life seems to be to seek five stars from his pbadengers, but that does not always happen that way. If the goal of the filmmakers behind this film is also to get five stars you can bet it will not work like that either.

Despite Nanjiani's superior comic talents to rise above the rather bbad and highly digital scenario of Clancy's Tripper and the uninspired direction of Michael Dowse, Stuber remains a confused project. Is it mainly an action movie with comedy? Or is there a comedy action? If that's the case, then Dowse has seriously miscalculated because, as of the opening sequence, it looks like a violent police movie without stopping, a difficult undertaking in this regard for what is really presented as a funny fare summer lighter. As a comedy action in the vein of a Longer, the tone is all off.

Picture of Robert De Niro-Charles Grodin 1988 Midnight race was the model for those mismatched-mates pictures, and it's really never been overcome. Stuber is at best a poor distant cousin, a frenzied film, noisy, inordinate, predictable and clinging to the idea that a movie laden with carpool jokes and apps will not be desperately dated.

What it is Is Nanjiani can turn ordinary reading into something naturally amusing, even spiritual. He gets up above the material when he is not asked to scream in fear because of the situation in which he suddenly finds himself. This situation involves a Los Angeles police officer named Vic (Dave Bautista), who strives to break a drug network and its crimes. chief (Iko Uwais). When he finally gets a huge drop of medicine, he falls right after undergoing lasik eye surgery. He is forbidden to drive for 24 hours and he is practically blind – as he discovers when he gets into his car to face the bad guys. What to do? Well, her daughter (Natalie Morales) just showed her how to get a Uber, a practical lesson.

Enter the unsuspecting Stu, who quickly finds himself above his salary clbad. Did I mention Stu also leads a electric car. This conspiracy device is very useful at the end of the line. Nevertheless, Vic forces Stu to leave the engine running while he's hitting several places in pursuit of these guys, and of course, Stu is also finding himself in the midst of very dangerous battles, including one in the center. an animal hospital. Do not ask.

Meanwhile, Stu is also facing constant insults from the leader of his other job (Jimmy Tatro), as well as his unsuccessful attempts to impress his "girlfriend" Becca (Betty Gilpin, acting primarily on Facetime ), who seems to be more attracted. lads like Stu; she appreciates it primarily as a potential investor for her dream bike exercise business, Spinsters. In addition to being beaten throughout the city, Vic has to deal with his superior (Mira Sorvino) in a sub-plot telegraphed without hope.

I must admit that I sometimes made fun of some of the jokes about Uber (no possibility is ignored) because Nanjiani knows how to bring them home. It is always fun to watch, so hopefully it will be better than that in the future. He is the saving grace of Stuber. The same wish for better materials also applies to Bautista, who is sympathetic overall and who could have a future beyond Dwayne Johnson's rejected scripts. Everyone is pretty a note here.

Producers are John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. Disney opened the 20th Century Fox movie today. Check out my video review on the link above, which includes scenes from the movie.

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