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Many a times the makers of a film be it comedy or an action movie make the film to reach out to a wide audience but sometimes the target is a specific group of people in the audience as well. There have been many Hollywood movies based on these two genres that have been successful in the past while there have been others as well which have totally flopped. Action comedies provide entertainment to a larger group though this does not mean that the movie will necessarily be a success since there are other ingredients for a successful movie.

Directed by Jorma Taccone and written by Jorma Taccone, Will Forte and John Solomon the movie Macgruber is an American action comedy film which seemed like a hit before it was released. The movie is based on the NBC television series Saturday Night Live sketch Macgruber and it released on May 21, 2010. The movie has been edited by Jamie Gross while Rogue pictures have done the distribution of the film. It should be noted that the TV series was also created by Jorma Taccone.

Macgruber is a brave heart having a number of medals under his name and has also supported a number of ranks. Ever since his fiance was killed 10 years ago the special operator has fought crime with his bare hands and has lived his life that way. A nuclear warhead has been stolen by Dieter Von Cunth, his enemy and now he is required by his country. He assembles a team of Lt. Dixon Piper and Vicki St. Elmo who are experts in their fields and through his unorthodox methods he tries to solve the serious situation.

The title role of Macgruber has been played by Will Forte while his sworn enemy Dieter Von Cunth has been played by Val Kilmer. The team of Macgruber has Ryan Phillippe playing the role of Lt. Dixon Piper and Kristen Wiig playing the role of Vicki St. Elmo. The movie also has Power Boothe and Maya Rudolph in significant roles while various WWE wrestlers like Kane, Mark Henry, The Big Show, The Great Khali, M.V.P and Chris Jericho have also played small cameos.

Some scenes of the movie make you feel that too much of an effort has been put in to get the humor and at these places the movie lacks. Certain nude scenes in the movie instead of making you laugh, make you feel embarrassed. The raw treatment which has been given to the script without following any previously traveled paths gets the fun going despite the above factors.

The movie has some nudity scenes and some of them instead of making you laugh make you feel embarrassed. In certain scenes one feels that an over attempt has been done to get the humor in and the movie has lacked at those places. However the raw treatment given to the script without following any previously traveled paths gets the fun going.

The movie may not be remembered for long after its release but if you have nothing to do and want to watch a fresh attempt at comedy, Macgrubber will be worth a try. The film is a good experiment and whether it is a hit or flop should not matter much.

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