Stuber

It’s both funny and familiar to see these two incredibly different personalities thrust together for what’s meant to be a short ride. [SXSW work-in-progress review]

Stuber and Shaft are the kind of movies Hollywood made every month back in the ’80s and ’90s, until audiences — after a half dozen or so Lethal Weapons — grew tired of them. Stuber serves to remind us of why we liked them, and also that they wore out their welcome.

Stuber, although supported by the odd-couple chemistry between its two leads, ends up as stale as if it was made 20 years ago.

Stuber is an awkward, uneven action-comedy that never realizes its full potential. It squanders a good premise and an odd couple pairing with potential that could have delivered something special.

Really there is very little chemistry between Bautista and Nanjiani, the cameo from Karen Gillan is disconcertingly fleeting, and if you compare this with something like the Beanie Feldstein/Kaitlyn Dever comedy Booksmart, the dialogue really does sound a bit pedestrian.

It’s not the clumsiness of the filmmaking that rankles so much as the hypocrisy.

Clearly surge pricing also applies to jokes, because it’s mostly about as funny as a traffic jam.

this dope movie love it love the action alot hope thes second nother one next

Considering the trailers I saw, this movie has no business being as competently amusing as it actually is. But, alas, he we are. "Stuber's" admittedly shocking lack of failure stems mainly from the chemistry and inherent comedic talents behind the leads in question. Dave Bautista and Kumail Nanjiani make for a likable pair, both bringing their trademark commitment and watchability to every scene, even elevating some of the film's weaker material into a realm where you can at least crack a smile or even chuckle. Not a whole lot else to say about this one, as the story and character work at hand can vary between being basic and just plain "meh." It's simply a watchable comedy, and a surprising one, at that.

Not all of its jokes land and it seems to run out of things to do after the second act, but I laughed enough to find it worth my time.

Ehhhh It tried so hard to be funny. I wanted to laugh.... I really did but it's just so poorly done it might as well be placed under parody of action movies. Hell it would of done better if it had been self-aware of its bland unfunny jokes. I want to give it a zero but I think a lot of the camea shots work and that the actors were good at not reminding me it's a movie

Nanjiani has shown me that he picks pretty bad movies. MIB and Stuber both fall super flat for me. I didn't find anything he said funny. Dave Bautista was not much better honestly. The story was nothing new at all. It was not insanely boring. I will give it that. Many of the films that have come out this Summer have been snooze fests. Aladdin for example had me legitimately falling asleep. I hope for better things for the two of these actors. I honestly wish this movie was just Bautista and Karen Gillan. They seemed to be a better pair to me.