Firstly, this doesn't seem like something Louis C.K. would do. I guess his comedy may have changed a bit over the years. Secondly, Lance Crouther as Pootie Tang never seemed like a good fit. It's not surprising he hasn't acted a lot elsewhere. Not a terrible comedy though. Particular highlights are the guy who always repeats what JB says, J.B. Smoove's delivery of the narration and 46 minutes into the film when as the narrator he says exactly what he is about to say in the movie. 2.5-3/5

I watched this based on the high rating it has on another site. The Letterboxd rating is less extreme. Was I surprised and underwhelmed! The girlfriend of one of the rivals of the lead character gets her hair lit on fire accidentally at the start of a drag race between the two. Then we get useless confrontation after useless confrontation inspired by vengeance between the two until a climax about 80 minutes in. And the lead character 'Dude' is such a badass isn't he? As unlikable as leads get. It kind of goes into some history with his father to explain what's going on, but in no great depth at all. It also tries to be suave and cool with music playing in the background all the time, but I just didn't think it pulled it off at all. There's little to like in anyone on the screen minus Selma, but again, she's with this fool. Goes nowhere.

This had me hooked straight away. By the second hour towards its conclusion the main character's ADHD, manic depressive-like personality begins to get tiresome as do many of the other unstable annoyances of most of the other characters. The relationships and quick to screw anything weren't surrounded by much reality. Still enjoyable though.

Originally meant to be a straight-up drama film, this was adapted to suit Pryor's comedic talents. Thankfully though it isn't overdone and he doesn't ruin this like he helped ruin Superman 3 with the 'comedic' scenes in that. I think it would have been better written without the comedic elements but I still found this to be a quality movie about a Vietnam War P.O.W. returning home.

After getting into the recent 'Hitman Absolution' game, I thought it was finally time I got around to watching this. One thing video game adaptations should do is be somewhat true to the video games to reward fans. They haven't always done this way back to Super Mario. For anyone who hasn't played the games, the best way to succeed is to use stealth and carefully think about what you are doing. That is the first thing this doesn't do well, preferring shootouts. Timothy Olyphant seems miscast as well, I had trouble buying him as Agent 47 and it wasn't just his bald scalp. The games also feature deep storylines, probably more so than this movie. And then video games aren't art? I tell ya, more effort is put into video games than many films these days.