Review of Tropic Thunder (2008)

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• People who get that satire is a higher form of art than inane, gross out comedy—which may not be art at all. • People who don't mind spending some time thinking about a film when it's over…for a long time. • People who respect actors who are trying to push themselves as actors to new and possibly controversial heights. • Critics who still cannot believe that Robert Downey Jr. is for real. • People who can stomach a movie that is Rated R for a reason. • People who judge a movie before they see it. • People who like their comedy, but not just for comedy's sake. • People who love Ben Stiller bu who hated his last movie, The Heartbreak Kid. • People willing to give Jack Black a new look after his wonderful performance as the cuddly panda hero Po in Kung Fu Panda. • Fans of Jay Baruchel • People who want to see Tom Cruise cut loose—this is probably the most fun he's ever had in a role in his life (well, other than maybe when he got to go all Risky Business on Rebecca De Mornay).

• People who think being politically correct is over-rated. • People who cannot figure out the difference between an actor playing an actor who is unsophisticated, and the actor himself being unsophisticated. • People who post in daily at iMDB calling for Dodgeball 2 to be made. • People who think or thought blackface is or was funny. • Warmongers • People who enjoyed Snakes on a Plane • Lightweight Stiller fans hoping for another Zoolander or Night at the Museum. • Tobey Maguire fans—he's in it for 10 seconds. • Steve Coogan fans—kind of the same reason as Tobey Maguire fans. • People who don't want to know there might be something about Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson).