The last ten minutes of The Cobbler are a special kind of awful. The rest is a mere disappointment coming from McCarthy, but business as usual for Sandler.
If you’ve been keeping on eye on Unfinished Business –and a March R-rated comedy with a strong cast should be something worth paying attention to - then you may have run across the final piece of its ad campaign, wherein stars Vince Vaughn, Dave Franco, and Tom Wilkinson pose in stock corporate image photos. Synergizing star power with the innate meme-ability of visibly uncomfortable actors pretending to be office drones, the promotion is about as effective and clever as an afternoon Photoshop session could possibly allow. Unfortunately, it’s also too effective at conveying what a derivative mock-up of a filth-romp Unfinished Business happens to be.
CBS' new buddy cop procedural Battle Creek is too mismatched for its own good, but offers a breezy take on the crime drama that's not without potential.
“It’s hard to get used to life here if you weren’t well trained,” supposes Oleg on the subject of adapting to Western living, a topic on the mind of many during tonight’s The Americans. He’s speaking to Tatiana, a recent transplant to the rezidentura, while also referring to Zinaida, the Soviet defector who might be the key to Nina’s safety. Over black label, Oleg celebrates with a “cheers,” while Tatiana gives a more practical salute to their health. As far as differences go, the choice of word to toast by isn’t worth getting bent out of shape over.
