Entourage:
Nine days into his new marriage, Vincent Chase divorces his wife and decides he wants something new to spice up his career. Chase convinces his producer and former agent Ari Gold to let him direct his next project, despite having no experience directing. Gold allows it, which causes some studio troubles after the film's financiers, a Texan billionaire and his dimwitted son, try to get involved in the film's production.
After the final, and somewhat disappointing, season in the hit series (based partially on the early career of Mark Wahlberg), the film had been in talks for years, with show creator Doug Ellin expressing interest in a film shortly after the series ended. The film may not quite recapture the fun of the early seasons of the series, but manages to be entertaining, and doesn't require you to be a fan of the show to follow it. Adrian Grenier, Kevin Connolly, Kevin Dillon, and Jerry Ferrara reprise their lead roles as the titular entourage, and they still have the same group chemistry as they had on TV. Jeremy Piven also reprises his role as the unstable and angry Ari, who has some of the best lines in the film. Debi Mazar, Perrey Reeves, Rex Lee, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Constance Zimmer all return from the show as well. Cameos by Kid Cudi, Jessica Alba, Ronda Rousey, Nina Agdal, Mark Wahlberg, Kelsey Grammar, Ed O'Neill, Andrew Dice Clay, Jon Favreau, Judy Greer, Bob Saget, Gary Busey, Common, Mark Cuban, Armie Hammer, Emily Ratajkowski, Liam Neeson, Piers Morgan, Mike Tyson, T.I., Alyssa Miller, and many others pepper the film, though these only serve as mildly amusing moments. Haley Joel Osment and Billy Bob Thorton portray the financiers of Vince's film, who serve as the main antagonists, though, this being a comedy, they aren't all that threatening.
The story's main twist is somewhat predictable towards the end and kind of ruined a potential dramatic moment for me. Without giving too much away, Vince is faced with the possibility that he's lost his touch as an actor and is not as talented as he thinks he is, and may be simply surrounded by sycophants who will merely praise what he does because they like him as a person. That would make for a compelling dramatic moment, but the "twist" puts that to rest rather quickly.
Entourage may be all-over-the-place in terms of story, and is not as fresh or witty as the series it's based on, but ultimately it serves as a fun sequel story and a better finisher than the series finale. 3.5/5 stars.
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