Operation: Endgame

First off, I picked this off the shelf at the video store primarily because it has Zach G featured dead center on the cover -- and given top billing on the cover credits!!! (He's in the movie for about 2 minutes.) On the back of the DVD were the words "Hilarious!!" Not knowing anything about it, I rented it because I think Zach G (can't spell or even pronounce his last name) is pretty funny. If you think this movie is funny, you're a jackwagon. The movie is about nothing but gore, blood and killing. Nothing funny at all. Except, maybe, the acting. The only thing worse than the script was the acting -- shame on the entire cast! I know most of them and know they can do much better. (But, then again, maybe they knew the script was horrible, too.) What I think happened is that this movie came out and crashed and burned (as it should have). But then a movie called The Hangover comes out, is an overwhelming HIT and Zach G is now a superstar!! The crappy movie studio, goes, "HEY!! That Zach G guy was in our movie, too! We own the rights!!! Let's reshoot the cover -- feature Zach G in the center shot and give him top billing!! At least we'll sell more of these movies to idiots (like me) who will think this is a comedy!! In fact, let's actually write 'Hilarious!!!' on the back cover!" For real, I believe that is exactly what happened. And that is why I feel RIPPED OFF!!!!

Unbelievable how this fails in so many levels...First, it doesn't know what it wants to be, it wants to be funny and witty, action packed mystery "whodunit" film all at the same time and it comes out as neither of those...Then, the plot is just plain confusing, not because its smart, but because its just plain idiotic. Also, the fight sequences were pathetic, does not really convince the audience that there people were supposed to be top government spooks....and those 'big reveals' where the film would want you to think that you didn't see it coming...i bet you could spot those a mile away, yeah, its that obvious.... Really disappointed with this film, pathetic script, poor direction ruined this film, oh Rob Corddry, Adam Scott, Joe Anderson, Maggie Q, Odette Yustman, Ving Rhames....what are you doing in this crap of a movie? Funny when i saw Tower and said to myself, that guy from Tropic Thunder and Percy Jackson would probably make this character suck less if he were to play this........boy was i wrong......hahaha same guy....unbelievable...thats how bad the script is...infects everyone with mediocrity...

I'll admit, with a cast like this I had expectations. Please be ready to have them dashed very quickly! This film didn't really live up to anything - it was almost like it tried too hard to fit too many different genres, and instead ended up with a bunch of nothingness. Nothing seemed to fit together, there was no real plot or storyline, and I was bored. I usually watch right to the end of a film, even if I'm not really enjoying it, because there might be some redeeming feature or I might be a bit curious about how it all ends - but I didn't care about this one. At all. It wasn't funny enough to be a comedy (I think I half-heartedly chuckled about twice) and there wasn't enough action or drama for it to be classed as anything else - I just really didn't see the point of it, and I'm very surprised at the number of well known actors who actually agreed to be in it! Very poor, and not worth wasting your time on.

Why on earth was this movie made? The writing (Sam Levinson and Brian Watanabe) created a story out of a potpourri of potty mouth words and strange instruments of mayhem (nearly everyone in the film gets slaughtered), and Director Fouad Mikati hired a group of actors to participate in this mess, and superimposed film clips of presidents Bush and Obama to make it seem pertinent. Sad. Apparently beneath the White House there is a group of crazies run by the Devil (Jeffrey Tambor) and the Empress (Ellen Barkin) who control two groups - Alpha and Omega - to protect information about previous governmental faux pas. The members of these two groups are intent on killing each other after using every form of foul language and behavior known. The Devil is murdered after he engages Operation Engame that will explode the underground facility and there is a rush to find a way out before the cataclysm. The fighting groups are composed of actors such as Ellen Barkin, Rob Corddry (the only one in the cast that has a weak glimmer of interest), Zach Galifianakis as wee would expect in a film this awful, Ving Rhames, Emilie de Ravin, Maggie Q, Odette Yustman, Brandon T. Jackson, Joe Anderson (who could be said to have the lead role), and a troop of others who probably wouldn't mind if their names were not associated with this blood bath/toilet story. Perhaps some will find it a cult movie. For others, a few minutes is all it will take to realize you'll be wasting time finishing it. Grady Harp.

This was funny....really funny. Corddry had me in stitches in the opening scene. I had to rewind several times because I missed the rest of what he was saying due to laughter. The two security guards were likewise on point - great deadpan. There was humor throughout. I liked the characters and felt a subtle satire aimed at all the suave secret agent movies like Wanted, James Bond and Mission Impossible. Movie included fight scenes with ample violence and blood. Smart-ass dialog. Small romantic subplots. What is not to like here??? Just a really fun fly by your pants movie. I don't believe it is meant to be taken seriously, so sit back and enjoy.

I watched this movie with no expectations in mind. Having said that, I thoroughly enjoyed this movie! It has some fun gore, some beautiful women and most of all, Operation Endgame is hilarious! To give you a feel for what kind of movie this is, it reminds me of The Losers meets Clue. Clue because of the whole "who done it?!" aspect but it's an idea that got all grown up and had a splash of action and comedy thrown into the basket which is where it meets The Losers. This is definitely not one for the kids, as they throw the F bomb out there probably 100 times in the course of the movie. This movie is in no way believable and was not intended to be. If you're looking for a serious action/spy movie, this is not for you. Rob Corddry definitely steals the show! He is his usual over the top, angry, hilarious, bald white man. If you don't like him, you WILL NOT like this movie because he plays a huge part in it. Overall it was a very enjoyable movie to watch. Sit back, relax, and prepare to be amused. I have a feeling most people will either love it, or absolutely hate it. I hope you love it!

On the cover you will see this movie has popular actors in it, Zach Gallifanakis, Rob Condry, Ving Rhames, Maggie Q and you may think, "I have enjoyed these actors in other roles." You will see guns and think, "I like guns and movies with guns in them, and I like likable actors using guns in movies." Do not be fooled, there are no good performances or gun-play in this movie. There IS a bad and unfunny script. There is some attempt at tacking on a muddled political message. So if you like badly scripted, half-baked political thrillers without thrills you might enjoy this. This movie is about two groups of covert intelligence operatives who exist only to oppose each other...that work for the same government in the same department. If you have no problem with that idea, go ahead and see this movie. Both groups are composed of unfleshed out sociopaths, so it's not really easy to care about the characters, but that's OK because apparently you're not supposed to. The dialogue has more f-words than punctuation because that makes it "edgy" and not annoying at all. It also makes for a fun drinking game, since it means you'll be in an alcohol coma before you're 10 minutes into this hunk of crap and spare yourself the pain of watching it in it's entirety. It sorta follows the story of CLUE (better movie, see it instead!)and once the murder of the agency overseer is discovered, they pair up with their opposite (the person they've spent all their time opposing) and look for an exit from the giant bomb in the building (there is no escaping the giant bomb that is this movie). Once paired up, these top notch espionage agents display cunning and survival instincts that would make a Crystal Lake camper look like Bear Grylls. Rob Condry swears angrily a lot (maybe he was watching the dailies) and everyone dies, but SPOILER/Surprise! the new guy was really super competent and a mole. This movie was stupid, don't see it.

Last night i watched this movie with high expectations hoping for a lot of gun fights after seeing the poster, but there are none. Don't get me wrong it doesn't mean that this is a bad movie. It was actually pretty funny and had some good fight scenes. I really liked it and enjoyed it. It was fun. I really do recommend this movie to people. If your expecting a gun crazy action movie - Don't bother at all. If your expecting a comedy/action thats not to be taken seriously at all - Go for it! 7/10

Every now and then there comes a movie that makes me want to write a review on; just to do the world a favor and help people save their money and time. Do not bother with this one. It's got a good cast which tricked me into watching it. But when you take a good cast and hand it over to a developmentally retarded director, you get a movie called 'Operation endgame' The director clearly didn't know what he wanted. It was a wannabe comedy mixed with a wannabe action flick, that has no humor, little action and a wee bit of gore. It was a mess. It was so bad, that i don't even want to finish this review. so i'll make it very simple; acting - bad, character development - there WAS none! cohesiveness - wasn't there, action - OK i suppose, comedy - bad, script - bad, plot - wtf?! overall - 2/10; only because i'm a nice guy:)

Somewhere beneath Washington, D.C., an intense rivalry is heating up between two opposing teams of government assassins. The hired killers in the organizations take their names from Tarot cards. The Fool (Joe Anderson) is the latest recruit. Reporting for his first day on the job, The Fool is shocked to find that his boss is dead, and the office is on lockdown. To make matters worse, the building has been rigged with explosives, and it's going to blow soon. Now, in order to get out alive, The Fool will have to root out the killer in his midst, and make a quick escape before his co-workers catch him in their crosshairs. Operation Endgame, a satirical workplace comedy with a slick action twist is not without it's flaws. The plot is convoluted, most of the dialog is incredibly silly and the whole thing isn't that funny. Having said that, the film is damn entertaining. The cast is composed, among others, by Zach Galifianakis, Emilie de Ravin, Maggie Q, Rob Corddry, Ellen Barkin,Bob Odenkirk, Ving Rhames. There's plenty of star power here but, while some of the actors were delightful, others were completely underused. Being a battle royale of sorts, the deaths kept piling up and therefor some brilliant actors like Bob Odenkirk (who has been phenomenal in the TV show Breaking Bad) had very little screen time. In the end, it's all about what you're expecting. Operation Endgame is no Oscar contender. This is mindless fun with a bit of action and gore in the middle and the film clearly doesn't take itself too serious and in my opinion it succeeded in what it intended to do which is, to entertain. 6/10