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17 years. Changes a lot during this time. Trends shifts, ideas evolves and culture grows, pushing us toward unchartered lands. The past stays behind us or, at least, this is what we try to do. Sometimes it's hard to get back, sometimes is just melancholy and others is to understand where we're now. 27 years ago a series aired for the first time on cable. The first laugh erupted and the first joke was made. A fandom arised and it's still thiriving today, keeping a lot of people from falling into the abyss of depression and sadness, by giving them cheap laugh and heartfelt emotions. The title speaks for itself.
PLOT
"An unscripted Friends reunion special" or "An intimate and sincere reunion of six people from a well renowned show....not".
SCRIPT
This isn't an unscripted show, because it won't be flowing as easy as it does. Besides guest stars interferences is focused and built to give you, the fan, the chills and to get you interested in the series, if you've never watched it. There isn't a lot to say because it's an hybrid movie between a talk show and a documentary and the characters are real people who act as real people, besides James Corden. I like the sequence of events which the writers decided to show us, because it touches almost every aspect of the show. The fact that it's able to honour its fans and the people who've worked on it is a good thing, because it gives a sense of closure. Overall it's a good script which does right what it has to do.
Script: 7/10
ACTING
That's tough to value. It's clear that a large part of it is acted, because it's obvious that James Corden is doing that. And his performance is bad to the point of cringe. The other people involved in the movie seems authentic but sometimes, some scenes, don't feel natural. I liked when they reharsed old scenes and the actors are able to deliver a good, almost better performance. I think that besides the main players, the other guests don't bring a lot to it, especially in terms of quality, because it's obvious that they're there only to make everything seems less uncomfortable. Reese Witherspoone works as a guest but Mindy Kaling, Kit Harington, Lady Gaga, Cara Delevingne and Justin Bieber are out of place. This is where the show feel weird and forced. None cares about the point of view of another superstar. The fan, I think, prefer to see their favourite actors of their favourite show remembering the good old times. That's why I consider the acting an half baked mess.
Acting: 5/10
PHOTOGRAPHY
Not a lot to say about that. It's just flat and unimaginative. Even though it isn't intended to be artistic because this isn't a proper movie, it does what's needed without trying to do something more.
Photography: 5/10
EDITING
This is why, with the script, the movie works. Because there're presented perfect parallelism between the original show and the reunion, perfect cuts between scenes, perfect cuts during the reharsals. The movie flows perfectly without sudden edits and weird slow motions. It works and it's pleasing. If you're fan you're probably going to shed a tear because it's edited to make you fell like that.
Editing: 8/10
SPECIAL EFFECTS
There's a lack of it and it shows, because this is like a talk show and vfx aren't needed because there's nothing exceptional or outworldly to be represented.
Special Effects: 6/10
SOUNDTRACK
Usual cozy music used to generate a sense of sadness and nostalgia, which is alternated to the Friends theme. There's a cameo by Lady Gaga who performs a song of the series with Lisa Kudrow. I liked it but it wasn't nothing special. It was appreciable but it wasn't a song with something unforgettable about it.
Soundtrack: 5/10
COSTUMES
Normal people wears normal clothes. There's a break where some models and a singer wear iconic costumes of the show, which are pretty simple, apart from the armadillo summer costume. Enough has been said about a section which isn't the main attraction of the show.
Costumes: 6/10
CONCLUSION
Script: 7/10
Acting: 5/10
Photography: 5/10
Editing: 8/10
Special Effects: 6/10
Soundtrack: 5/10
Costumes: 6/10
AVERAGE: 6
You'll love it, if you're a fan, but you'll probably find it boring, cheesy and a bit fake because most of the people involved in this production are in for the money. It's easy to understand it because random stars pop up unwanted and unneeded. The focus should have been just on the main four stars and their bond, not the other people who have had minor roles in the show.
Director: Ben Winston
Screenplay: David Crane, Marta Kauffman
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer
Soundtrack: Marc Daniel Nelson
Running Time: 104 minutes
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