Something that I’ve always loved about Judd Apatow movies is that they’re very grounded. They’re comedies but at the same time they revolve around extremely relatable topics, to the point where you start to feel what the characters are feeling.
This is no different, King of Staten Island is so clearly a personal story to Pete Davidson and part of why his character works to well is because...well he’s just being himself and I think without that type of connection…
I’ll say it right away, this will probably be the most powerful movie that you’ll see all year - which doesn’t come to a surprise considering Spike Lee’s latest run.
It isn’t often that we get a story about Black Vietnam War veterans put out like this and it doesn’t hold any punches when letting you know how those men felt fighting for a country that doesn’t fight for them - a message that still holds true to this day,…
This movie is so goofy but also so weird and it feels like the creators know that in every scene, there’s no other stoner comedy like it.
(FFO Stoner Comedies, Late Night Movies)
