When I learned of this movie several years back I just assumed it was a drama. Not until this topic series did I learn it would be a dark comedy, and even then I didn't realize there'd be so many laugh out loud moments. Even the little opening monologue delivered by Colin Ferrell made lol thanks to his expert delivery. Even as a straight male I have to say he's got the charisma to make even me drop my pants. He's not a man whore, he just has a gift he needed to share with as much of the world as he could. His odd couple sort of relationship between his Ray and Brendan Gleeson's Ken really made this movie. It's just fantastic the way the two play off of each other while still clearly having a genuine friendship. While it quickly became clear that the new job they were going to receive would be what it was, and that Ken wouldn't go through with it, there were still some nice surprises littered throughout. The date scene between Ray and Chloe where they were both toying with the truth was also a neat piece or writing. Overall it was a fantastic movie brought down only slightly by a sluggish pace where some scenes seem to be playing out in molasses.
8/10
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