Douchebag Getting Typecast In Douchebag Roles
Jeremy Piven's slick asshole routine was getting tiresome even before he faked his own poisoning to get out of that Mamet play, so I am ashamed to admit that I laughed at least a couple of times during this trailer for The Goods, the forthcoming comedy from Will Ferrell and Adam McKay's production team. I have nothing against stupid funny or crude funny, and the trailer offers plenty of both, but doesn't it seem like we've seen this movie, oh, about a million times before? Also, for your consideration: Jeremy Piven's smarmy douchebag persona is this era's version of what Bill Murray's cocky scamp was to the early '80s, [...]
