Coffee Town

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A couple of reviews compared this movie to other Director's efforts and I will add one more. This movie reminded me of Josh Radnor's movies and with the narration of his "How I met your Mother" show. The lead is a likable flawed character with an assortment of odd friends and a delightful antagonist played by Josh Groban. Like "Mother" they all come together in the local watering hole, in this case, coffee shop. You add in the romantic love interest played by "Friday Night's Light" alumni Palicki and you have a nice chemistry that could probably fuel its own series. Very little toilet humor, no drugs or other such staples of your average comedy movie these days. If you like "New Girl"'s Jake Johnson, don't blink or you will miss him.

I enjoyed the movie in general. I thought the idea of this guy working in a coffee shop and dealing with the employees who don't really want him there was fun. When the idea of robbing the shop to keep it open comes up, I'm expecting more of a payoff than what actually happens. The movie flops to an ending that doesn't really leave the viewer satisfied. Still, it's good for a few laughs.

Will (Glenn Howerton) uses the local coffee shop as his office. There is the ever-watchful manager Sam (Josh Groban). He is often visited by his best friends; the mildly-racist Chad and Gino who uses his police job to scare-hit on girls. Will is taken with regular customer Becca (Adrianne Palicki) but can't actually talk to her. When the owner plans to convert the coffee place, Will has a scheme with his friends. Like the modern-day chain coffee shop, this movie has a soulless feel about it. It's cold and without heart. This could be a fun wacky cast of characters but they end up being a sad collection of misfits. It helps to care about the people in a comedy. None of these guys are worthwhile. It takes too long to get to the mayhem. It's a lazy day spent at a bland coffee shop and not a fun day. A good start is to find a coffee shop with more charisma but that's only the start.

I didn't know who played the character, Sam, so I googled it and found out it was Josh Groban. He is so funny in this movie, he should quit singing and take up a career as a full-time comedian. He plays a douche bag in this movie and holds nothing back. I've watched the movie several times just to watch him because I find him absolutely hilarious. The dude who plays the cop was a strange casting choice. He looks nothing like a cop is supposed to look but I guess that was the point. He looks out of place in his uniform and he's supper skinny and let's be real, a great many cops are fat. It's just a laid back, charming, funny movie without any big "Stars" getting in the way of my enjoyment of the film. Except maybe Josh Groban but I didn't even know who he was.

A website manager (Glenn Howerton) enlists the help of his two friends in order to convince the owners of his favorite coffee shop -- which doubles as his office -- not to turn their business into a bar. The world of comedy has changed, perhaps radically, over the past few years. Traditionally, comedy was the domain of film, television and stand-up. But now we are seeing the growth of Internet comedy, which in some cases eclipses the old model. Funny or Die is consistently hilarious, and even SNL alum Andy Samberg grew more in popularity from YouTube plays of Lonely Island songs than he did on television. Jon LaJoie was able to land a role on "The League" from his Internet fame. And now we are seeing these upstarts, like LaJoie, transitioning to television and movies and changing the game. "Drunk History" is a prime example ,and so is College Humor, which brought us "Coffee Town". Wisely, they teamed up with writer-director Brad Copeland ("Arrested Development") and cast some amazing stars, Glenn Howerton ("Always Sunny") and Ben Schwartz ("Parks and Rec"). Perhaps the most clever casting was actually Josh Groban, who plays Howerton's nemesis, a barista and struggling musician. Not known for his acting, he excels with the role and does a fine job subverting his own image as a widely successful musical icon. Although probably not intentional, "Always Sunny" fans will also know that Groban is the favorite musician of Dee Reynolds, the sister of Howerton's character. Copeland's script (and the way the actors carry it out) make this among the funniest films released in recent years. The subject matter goes over race, homosexuality, midget *, Down's Syndrome, AIDS and a variety of other taboo topics. And at no point does it ever get offensive or verge from being witty and original. This is humor that is irreverent without ever being degrading or tacky. Not to mention the inherent truth of the setup. This is very much your typical coffee shop with its patrons, many of whom want only to use the wi-fi or read a free newspaper. And one character even takes up smoking so he can get extra breaks during the day -- a phenomenon that any non-smoker is fully aware of and possibly envious of, as well. Anyway, this film seems to have gone under the radar thus far, and one hopes this will change in the near future upon its DVD release. With so many quotable lines and fun, quirky characters, this could grow to be a minor cult classic.

Really enjoyed watching this movie. One of those chill, slapstick comedies you can watch over and over. Glen Howerton is exceptional and fun just as in Sunny. Supporting cast fit there characters profile. Pace of the story kept move, didn't really ever seem to get slow or dull like some other B rated comedies do. Also this is the only movie that I know of that has referenced the 1986 BMX movie "RAD". Totally hit my funny bone and I wanted to pull out the old BMX bike again. Hope they come out with more movies like this one. Thanks for the laughs!

I saw that one reviewer said this film is "where Kevin Smith used to be." I would say it's more along the lines of Dave Chappelle, (even though I like Kevin Smith, Dave is a MUCH funnier guy). By now you've read the synopsis, so I won't bore you with any of those details. What I will say is that I went into this movie with only mild expectations, and was damn-near blown away at what I was watching! This movie is one of the very few flicks that made me spit out what I was drinking because it was so damn funny! (It's not a "spoiler" to say that I'm referencing a certain smoke break with a man of color) I strongly recommend this movie, and sincerely hope it gets more attention!

a normal comedy. not sentimental, not aggressive, not special. only a refreshing picture about few peoples, a coffee shop 's small universe and social relations. friendship, love, vulnerabilities, jokes, teenagers in body of men, all seems be known and only the science to not has the ambition to impress does the difference. a nice film for the inspired manner to say an ordinary story. for the sensibility and grace, for the common pieces from many other lives, for the strange innocence of characters and for the acting. a film who remains after its end a surprise. because after a lot of waves of humor in different proportions and packages, a film about a not significant space and its people could be source of fresh air.

Well I've seen the trailer and a person reviewing this movie seems to be pretty good but what i'm not proud of is that their is a bit too much toilet humor in it. I mean it might be funny but hearing it constantly it's not very good. Even the story is like friends having fun and all. I would be proud to see this movie if it didn't had to much toilet humor. Also the plot line is like constantly surrounding the main characters except for Sam. We need to see more of Sam than like the other guys, it's like they are the BIG TIME stars than the other ones. Josh Groban's character is like hilarious. I would like to see more of his character than will and his buddies.