Welcome to another episode of Adventures and Movies. Looks at dot dot dot My name is Nathaniel Mer and I'm
the movie editor at A IP T this week I'm joined by the host of Adventures and Movies
Hi, I'm Danny and I'm Blake. Hello. And, uh, this week we are going to look at first one in
um, first one in is a comedy about Maddie Cook who's been thrown off a reality television show called Grits because she has no grits
Uh, she has inadvertently killed an endangered animal. This leads to her becoming embroiled in a battle for a prestigious tennis
championship. Are we in for plenty of unforced errors? Where? Oh, man
I'm joking. Might say it's 30 love. I wish I knew more tennis plans
Like John mcenroe. Yeah, that's what I was gonna do. Or just, just hit a tennis ball into the back of the line judges
I was just gonna say, I think the line judge overplayed it. So it was pretty
I mean, I don't know, man, it's not the first time it's happened but
uh, it, it looked pretty painful. It did, it did. So, uh
so we have what we have here is a tennis comedy about a person who
uh, accidentally killed a animal and now has to win a championship from a real estate tycoon
What expectations did you have going into this movie? I didn't even know what the name of the movie was
So I had no, I thought it, I thought it was just like tennis comedy and I was like
all right, we're gonna watch the tennis. Like, I guess I have to do something with tennis. And uh
so I had no expectations but like, right off the bat. Like it
it's like, you know, they served it and I got it, got me laughing and it got me laughing
Yeah. No, I was kind of expecting, I guess, like, uh, some kind of tennis tournament
like maybe taking place in, like, I don't know, it, it's an English sport, right? So England probably
I had no idea what to expect. But, uh I was delighted with what we had
I was thinking that it would be just really corny and over the top with tennis puns
which we will get to. But um, I was, I wasn't expecting to really enjoy it as much as I eventually did
I thought it would be ok if that. But II, I guess I
I really had, I didn't have high expectations. I, I can say that much for it. So
um lots of characters in this movie, lots of characters. Um, did you guys ever think that there were too many characters in this
Yeah. Yeah, I didn't either. I felt like one of like, um
like, it's just a well ensemble comedy in a way or not in a way
But it's just, it, it worked really well. All the characters flowed really well or worked together really well
Uh It kind of reminded me, like, uh Johnny Knoxville, the Ringer
like, everybody had their own place. I know it's such a weird movie to, like bringing up
But I felt like every character had their shining moment in this and
uh they all had really good banter. That's another thing that I liked. Yeah
that's so there was a ton of characters, like all very little
little parts. But, um, no, I don't think it took away from it
Uh, when they were on screen, everybody kind of added and had their own, like, everybody did a great job of having their own unique
little personality, you know, quirk or trait that kind of stood out. I liked it
Uh, you know, you run the risk of when you have that many characters of, uh, I think
uh, and totally different type of movie, but the eight movies are a really good example
You have too many characters. Some are inevitably just gonna get ignored
And in this case, like Blake said, there's some parts that are smaller than others
but everyone plays off each other very well. So, um, there are a lot of characters
Whether there's too much or not really depends on your taste. I didn't think it was too many though
I thought she did an excellent job of, uh G o'brien is the writer. I thought she did an excellent job of keeping everything
uh, reined in. So my next question would be, um, who's your favorite character
And you cannot pick Bobby Mason? That's an easy one. Bobby. Now
I loved, uh, Maddie, uh, the main character, uh, Cat Foster. She was awesome
She did a fantastic job. Um, I love the set up. The first
the, the first thing you see is her how, how she gets kicked off of
of grit grits and, uh, it's hilarious. Yeah, there's like a blurred spot that's like
very subtle. Like, that's like, just, there's a lot of subtle stuff to this movie that and she
she's just really solid throughout and, uh, great timing. I really liked her a lot
Yeah. Speaking of subtlely, one of the characters that I liked a lot and that might be a stretch to call him a character is
so they had two really funny receptionists in this. I, I like the one who used to be a ball boy but he was now
a man. I love when, after, after the interaction and everyone's sitting by the desk
he just, he's like a ball boy. He's just watching, kind of watching the live and I thought it's subtle
It's really like, he's not doing anything outlandish. He's just in the background being a bald boy basically
And then he caught me some random commenter. But I thought that was really
really funny. Um, great job and, yeah, and he is great. Uh Bobby Mason
Bobby Mason. Very interesting character. What did you think of Bobby Me
She wants a very fine line, I think. What did you think of her
II, I, she's the perfect, like, out there character, she knows what she wants and she's there to get it
Uh I think that's why I like her. She made me like Dick Duncan uh as a character because she's like
well, you know, I met it, he told me in person, like, it's like kind of like name dropping
It's like knowing somebody. I feel like I've known this person already and they're always just name dropping
Well, he, he told me that, that, that's why it's, it's, it's just
it's hilarious. I think she, she was a very funny character and she, she did
she, the actress did a really good job with her as well. I just spoke with the writer and director Gina o'brien
No, but she, I actually asked about the character. Um I actually asked what Bob who Bobby Mason was based
She says it's based on real people that she knows, which is hilarious
Oh, so that's what I was gonna say. I was like a movie like this kind of needs like that over the top
kind of like bad guy, kind of like, uh, like Dodgeball with Ben Stiller's character. And
um, and like you said, there's a fine line between that being just ridiculous and like
kind of like cringy every time they're on screen and just being really fun
Um, she's super fun and um, I think there's like, um, it's just absurd enough and it's funny that because
I, what I was gonna say about her is like, she's like people I met
I mean, she's just like a little bit extra but she's like the people I know the
the, the the, the Noob has turned up to 11 unless you're in town and it's a little further
But um yeah, she's an ultra competitive name dropper who's like people in real life like
you know, this person, I think she also walked a fine line. Yeah, there's a part that it could have been easily cringy
but it also could have been, that character was so likable that you couldn't accept her as a villain
but she does the perfect job of being laugh out loud, funny
but you still can't stand her in a good way. You can't stand
You love to hate her. So um I didn't notice this until Blake pointed this out
So I think it again goes a subtlety or maybe I'm just oblivious to life but there
there's no romantic subplot in this. I thought that was, I thought that was very awesome
But um the focus of this is a friendship I would say. So
Um everyone here seems to like how they did. So, did you guys think there was gonna be a romantic subplot
Uh with the, with the introduction of uh Dick Duncan's son? I thought there might have been something that even like mentioned it and it
i it's not negative towards us at all. I, I, again, I feel like bringing the
the friendship between, um, Maddie and Ollie were, that's where I think because they were just lost within their own world
you know, and trying to reconnect. I think that's what was more important to their friendship and to the characters again
Yeah, I, I thought that was, I thought this movie was really well
um, uh, written and edited, I think, because I think that there may have
I've thought I've done some thinking about it. I think there may have been a romantic subplot there that I think maybe when they were
watching it and they got into the editing room, they kind of thought, you know what, like we don't need it
you know, we really don't need it and they, you would never know if it was in there
You, you never know that it was. And, yeah, I thought it was, I thought it was a really nice change of pace to have
uh, a movie like this. That isn't just totally, you know, G rated um just kind of be about your friends
you know, and, and friendships and, and, and rekindling old friendships and
and stuff like that. I thought it was cool. I thought I had a really cool message. I thought it was super refreshing
Um I was waiting for the dying to turn and I was waiting for her to fall in love with the rich
handsome dude. It was bound to happen. And then, I mean, I did
he's, he's really insignificant in the grand scheme of things. So I thought that was really cool
I really enjoyed it. It was so well done that. I didn't even notice it until Blake pointed out afterwards
And I was like, oh, yeah, that's, that's true. Very true. So
um messaging in this movie, I thought in the beginning because we hear so yeah
on adventures and movies, we're talking about memes and internet and stuff like that
So in the beginning Grits reality TV show and people are so worked up over it that she can't even leave her house
She's being mobbed America hates her, basically. Oh my God. No, no
no. But they were uh it turns out that that's maybe there's a slight message there but there's really no societal messaging
No, no social commentary really in this movie. Uh Did you think there was anything wrong
I totally caught me off guard because everything has social commentary nowadays. And I liked that
It was just comedy for the sake of comedy. It was pure man. That's what I loved about it
Yeah. Yeah. I don't think it needed it. I think that's why III, I guess brought it up with
uh, like the Ringer, like, you know, where it's just making fun of itself
Like it, it knows what it is and there, it doesn't need to have this kind of like underlying message about what
you know, what the world is really like. No, it's just this, this is just fun
It's pure as Blake said. Yeah, the message there, I mean, it's about someone trying to get their confidence back that's basically get
a better life together, man, like, you know, you know, feeling like you're a little bit too old and a little bit
you know, washed up and getting your life, you know, turning it around. That's awesome. Everyone hates you
I mean, you know, you're good at things but everyone thinks they're better than you
Yeah, that really familiar. So there is a recurring character in there
Um, a little boy. Um, what did you think of this character
I thought it was hilarious. He said things that, um, men don't say to women anymore
I think, I think that's why this movie works so well because like, it didn't
it just seemed like she was going to be like, harassing the little, the child
but he just came back with like some really good comebacks and he's just like
whoa, don't overdo. It don't overdo. It, it's super funny. Uh And it caught me off guard like the shit that he said was
like, yeah, I was like, oh shit kind of lays the hammer down and uh I thought
OK, we, you're gonna get a whole bunch more of this kid. You really, you don't really and you don't need me anymore
Really? It's you, you get the one scene and um actually I was drinking water when he first make an
when he makes an appearance and because it totally caught me off guard, I spit it out
It was really well done. Very fun. And you're right, like very easy to overdo
That kind of like the when there's a comedy with a, a cussing grandma in it and they really quickly get
it's funny the first time they, so they do it like 10 more times. So that's ok. Um So it's not a perfect movie
What jokes didn't work for you? I don't know, like there, there was some stuff in there
II, I don't think I could really pick out any one particular joke, but there was just some moments in there that I was kind
of like, all right, kind of like we, we kind of made this joke in this statement once already
twice, maybe like, we don't really have to do it again. But um I don't think anything really stood out to me has been like
kind of like, all right, you know, you know what, you know what didn't bother me surprisingly was the amount of
uh, balls jokes in it. You, you can tell but you know what I did get
I wasn't a big fan of it. They really tried to, it at home with the Ryan gosling joke
That one I was kind of like, yeah. All right. Like I get it
like, and the Doris Day thing, like everyone says, she looks like Doris Day. She doesn't
I get it like, but for the most part there's nothing that was like
offensively bad at all. There's nothing else. So, oh, how did you guys feel about
It's a comedy, lighthearted comedy. So, writing isn't necessarily the strong point
So, what did you guys think of the ending? Uh, the ending was kind of
uh, you know, uh, what do you want, what do you want for a moment from a movie like this
Like I thought they put a bow on it and it wrapped it up and it was
you know, I, it does, it feel a little rushed. It kind of just kind of
ok, that's the end. Yeah, a little bit. But I don't care. The, the, they kind of like gave me exactly what I wanted
I care one way or the other. Yeah, I, I don't feel like this
like the movie was really strong. So, and I, I feel like they didn't know how to end it
So when you're we've all written, you know, our great American talent. We're just like
well, how we're going to do this, you know, you kind of just like, oh, this happens, this happens
this happens and then six months later, yeah, exactly. Yeah, they, they knew how exactly they knew exactly how they ended
Everyone gets what they want happily ever. I'm ok with it. So
what did you guys think was the best joke in the movie? There's a lot of them, I mean
it's rapid fire. All right. So the ball, the ball boy, uh
the one that you were talking about, like, he, he kind of just is always kind of overlooking his
like his shoulder to say that that was him, that he was a very, the world famous
like without even saying it. Yeah, it's just like he's just like doing this thing
And, uh, right when you know, Bobby Mason is introduced to, to Maddie
he's still kind of like doing like the whole, like, he's waiting for the ball. Like I thought that was a very subtle joke
I thought it was really, really funny. I, I honestly, I do think that that is like the best joke in this whole movie
Yeah, there's, there's a couple the, the, the, the team member from the indoor tennis club that's always dropping mother when she hits the shot
mother, that mother. That was really funny. But, um, the thing that stood out to me about this movie the most is like a really
well crafted comedy has a lot of stuff that you kind of like, I wanna watch it again because I know there's like little things
in the background that were happening. Like, like when they're popping open the tennis balls and they're like
taking a big whiff. Like, there's just like, so it's like a lot of, we keep saying subtle
There's a lot of that stuff in this movie that I just, when I picked up on it
it really like tickled my funny bone. I, I kind of like had a face hurt from smiling through this entire movie
Like I really, really, really, really had a good time with it. Yeah. You know what joke that was hilarious was she uh earns
the right to name the baby Bjorn Borg and Bjorn Borg is the name
Oh, and then you know, it's, it's, oh, it's a female. So it makes it even funnier
They just kept adding layers and layers to the joke. So, so good
I I thought that was great. So um final thoughts on first one in and uh Blake start with you here
Um Is it uh opening night? Uh it is already out on a video on demand or um is it a rental
Wait to stream or completely ignore, you know, what had I seen this previous to this getting released in the theater run or something
I would say go to the theater for it. Go, go spend some money on it. Um
I really, really enjoyed it. Um, it's, it's a total change of pace
Um, it's kind of, uh, if you're a fan of, like, um
I would say, like 30 Rock and, like, it's always sunny in Philadelphia. Like you're gonna love
I think you're gonna love this movie. Um, I sure did. Yeah
I, uh, with all the subtle jokes, like 30 Rock and even arrested development
I do feel like this movie does deserve your money's worth. Um
I, I think it's, it's a good movie. It's, it's, it does what it does and it does
it kind of like really, really in a really fun way. So I
I really would say like, uh, go out and see this movie in theaters now
Yeah, I would, you know, if all things were, I would absolutely say this is an opening night movie
I don't remember the last time I saw a comedy. I mean, Hobson Shaw was hilarious but I don't know
but this is a movie that you absolutely should pay top dollar for if you have the chance to see it in theaters
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And you want to laugh for an hour and a half and have a genuinely good time
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