Observe and Report Review

Today I saw Observe and Report staring Seth Rogen.
This is an Amazing movie but one that's hard to define. Director Jody Hill (The Foot Fist Way, Eastbound and Down) has taken an extremely interesting approach at showing how we as people are flawed and symbolizes that in the form of Ronnie Barnhardt (Seth Rogen) he is the head of mall security at the Forest Ridge Mall with dreams of grandure who at the beginning of the film is portrayed as a bumbling racist rambler who's jokes we laugh at , at first but the further we get along in the film we learn Ronnie is bi-polar and his actions maybe more dangerous then we first thought. The beginning point of the film is that a flasher is attacking the mall in which he is security at, this in turn gives Ronnie what he believes is his way to make something of himself, especially when the flasher attacks Brandi (Anna Faris) the boozing, pill popping, make-up counter girl that Ronnie has his eye on. At the same time Detective Harrison (Ray Liotta) shows up and attempts to take over Ronnies case , which Ronnie will not let happen, the interesting point to this relationship is that although he hates Harrison he wants to be him he wants to be the COP that everyone appreciates and respects.

So let me stop before I give to much away in terms of plot and bring to light some other great points of this film. Two words Aziz Ansari , this guy is amazing even in the maybe 3 scenes he is in as Saddam the lotion Kiosk worker he kills and gives an especially funny line about Chick-fil-A I would have loved to see more of him in this and hopefully there will be alot more of him on the DVD but please someone give this guy his own movie. Another surprise performance was from Michael Pena as Dennis , Ronnie's right hand man. The interesting thing is this is one of Pena's few comedic roles as hes better known for supporting parts in dramas such as Million Dollar Baby, Crash, and World Trade Center he at first is almost unrecognizable with his curly black hair and lisp but man does it make me wish he did more comedies. Another great performance was that of Collete Wolfe as Nell the Stickey Bun employee that is really the only actual I guess you could say good person in the film, as most of the characters are seriously flawed she is the one character who is there to show there are good people as long as you look around you, I very much enjoyed the onscreen chemistry between Nell and Ronnie.

Word of warning though those who are offended easily this may not be the movie for you as there is a good amount of nudity as well as violence and drugs.Althought for the nudity part what do you expect when a main film point is a flasher?

Overall this film is very, very different. With some great cameos by Patton Oswalt and Danny Mcbride it is highly recommended but please if you go into this movie please don't go into it thinking that its anything like the mind numbing Paul Blart that came out earlier this year and keep an open mind about what your seeing it is a very different movie and in a world filled with remakes, adaptations, and sequels its refreshing to see something new.

I give it a 10/10