Fool's Paradise

Seemingly an homage to "Being There", it falls short on wit and is heavily reliant on cliché. Unlike its inspiration it stretches beyond credulity. The late diversion into politics leans heavily into its influence but is completely out of sync with the rest of the film. Unfortunately, a great cast can't save it.

This movie had me going 😂

I really liked this movie and would definitely recommend it.

Effing great and insanely entertaining start to finish

I loved this. As long as you look at it from a Charlie Chaplain perspective, it was very enjoyable to watch. The main character comes across as an idiot, but that's part of the charm as everybody around him is more idiotic than he is and he doesn't say a word. I love how his expressions bring out confessions and truth from everybody he interacts with. Innocent and enjoyable.

I would not call this a comedy, but it was so cute! Honestly my friends and I loved it. Honestly give it a shot.

As a fellow screen writer, it’s again another reminder that terrible writing can still be green lit. I’m not sure if that gives me hope or makes me feel more disenfranchised with this industry. Either way, this film was a meandering mess.

A commentary on “the biz” that is difficult to put your finger on, Fool’s Paradise had moments that tricked you into thinking this was going to take off, but then sputtered back to the same shtick. The industry loves you, then they hate you, then they love you again. Fans, agents, directors, producers spouses, friends, come and go, but publicists… publicists are forever. “Latte Pronto” (not his Christian name) (Charlie Day) is a deaf-mute who possesses a striking resemblance to an obnoxious method actor (also, Charlie Day) who accidentally kills himself on-set going full method. Although Pronto cannot act and doesn’t fully grasp the world around him, his own avant-garde method of looking directly into the camera turns him into a Hollywood darling that inevitably sends him straight into a superhero movie directed by a rich douchebag (Jason Sudeikis) and filmed entirely in front of a green screen. I suppose the commentary is that Pronto is as close to a blank slate as you can get in the industry and everyone around him projects their own baggage onto this canvas. There’s a moment when Pronto begins dancing and it’s reasonable to expect that the film is going to turn into a Hollywood Mr. Bean, which wouldn’t’ve been a bad direction, but instead reverts back to Pronto looking confused, scared, demoralized. There are plenty of good cameos (especially if you’re an Always Sunny fan) and enough laugh-out-loud moments to merit a watch, but I’m hoping Charlie Day has something better for next time, both in directing and acting. I’ll always enjoy a story that skewers these people (at a minimum, to help balance out the other side of the scale wherein they inhale their own farts), but the RT is an abysmal (18/38), so I’m likely as positive as it’s gonna get.

Cute, fun & different

Fool's paradise wasn't what I expected at all when looking at previews or the cover image. I was pleasantly surprised by the all star cast, and sheer ridiculousness of the plot. Charlie Day's performance is outstanding and whimsical as he gets thrown about the fringes of Hollywood. It reminded me of late night interviews, red carpet photoshoots, and all of the idealization that takes place despite taking into account the human nature of each actor and actress. Don't get me wrong, this wasn't my favorite movie, but I chuckled at a few parts of it and was glad to have watched it in the end. I'd recommend it if you're working on something else or in for a fun, easy movie to watch.