Aarcflick

 Bad people make good comedy. I don't think you have to identify with the protagonist to enjoy a movie, but if it's a comedy, I'm especially pleased to see the worst of the worst jerks for my enjoyment. There was nothing approachable about Jerry and Joe, the two protagonists of Some Like It Hot, and yet it's easy to argue that that's the best comedy of all time. But you need a balance. Without it, your movie is just a collection of horrible people living in a horrible world. Without tension, comedy doesn't exist. It's muted by existing in a universe that doesn't challenge it. I'm applying my expectations to a world where they're irrelevant. I'm filling in the gaps that the movie should have. Comedy movies are always a bit of a gamble because of how subjective the material can be. What may be a hilarious feature for one viewer may be a complete miss for another. That's why comedy movies don't tend to be at the top of my watch list. Lik...