Movie Review : Get Hard

              "Get Hard"  is a Warner Bros production. Released on March 27,2015.

Get Hard starts out looking like a romantic comedy about a man, his palatial house and his beautiful "materialistic" fiance, but quickly lets you know with Will Ferrell's naked posterior smashing up against a window where his gardener is working, it is definitely not.

James King (Ferrell) is a man who presumably has it all until he is arrested for embezzlement at his engagement party. Darnell Lewis (Hart) is the owner of a car wash service for luxury vehicles who is looking to afford a new home in a better neighborhood.

Ferrell and Hart's first on-screen meetup, shows off their ability to play off one another. Hart walks up to Ferrell with his hood up after cleaning his car, and tries to give Ferrell back his car keys. Ferrell freaks out, thinking Hart is a carjacker. Ferrell's reaction is hysterical.

When Ferrell finds he has 30 days until he is to be locked up for 10 years, he calls upon Darnell to help him "get hard."He assumed that Hart has been in prison because he is black. Ferrell offers to pay him,and Hart sees this as an opportunity to get the $30,000 he needs for his new home and gladly accepts.

Hart calls on his cousin Russell played by T.I. for help in preparing Ferrell to go to prison . His ex-con and gang leader status should be useful. Hart eventually takes Ferrell to the "hood" to give him some time with the type of people he will be going up against in prison.

A lot of the jokes and communication between the two characters are stereotypical, racial, and crude. However, in its lightheartedness this movie works well. In one scene, Hart simulates "the yard" in which Hart plays a Latin gang member, a bitch, and a member of a rival black gang. Hart runs circles around Ferrell, while Ferrell is dumbfounded at the act.

There are many amusing points and a few laugh-out-loud parts in this movie. The characters are somewhat stereotyped and contrived, but it all comes together to make a very good comedy. There is a lot of profanity and some full frontal male nudity; it is definitely not for a younger audience.
A.O. Scott of the New York Times defined this movie as, "One guy uses bad words wrong, the other guy uses them correctly." 

That is true for parts of the movie, but it was much more than that. "Get Hard" was a lighthearted way of poking fun at racial and class relations. In my opinion, they did it very well with how crudely they worded most things. 

I found this movie to be a delightful comedy, although crude and very adult oriented, I couldn't help but root for James to get absolved of his crime and Darnell to get his new home. If you like your comedies a little on the dark side then "Get Hard" might be for you.

At a Glance.
The movie,"Get Hard"starring Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart.
Released on March 27,2015
Filmed at : New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
Director: Etan Cohen.
Writers: Jay Martel, Ian Roberts, Etan Cohen (screenplay), Adam McKay,Jay Martel, Ian Roberts (story).

Comedy, rated (R), runs 1-hour and 40- minutes.Rated 4 out of 5, by me.