Jake Coffey A couple of friends of mine decided to show me "I Hope they Serve Beer in Hell". We all have never seen it and we were all optimistic about the movie. Although being a movie buff, I never heard of this movie and wanted to check it out. I found that it was a terrible attempt at trying to produce comedy. There was not once when I laughed out loud and I thought the story was atrocious. One of the last scenes includes a guy who has uncontrollable diarrhea, and while it was supposed to be funny, I just found myself cringing at their barely watchable piece of crap. The editing, the acting, the directing, the camera-work is all bad. There was not one good thing that I could find in this movie. I've learned my lesson when it comes to watching movies with my friends as I will never forgive them for showing me this movie. It was beyond awful.

Razvan Rogoz OK, here's my review of this movie.The book is a masterpiece. It's not a masterpiece because it's well to written but because it is a ironic view on our society and reality today. Yes, it's kind of hard to accept everything that Tucker Max writes there but in some circumstances, it's true. A bitter pill to swallow.This is why I've read the book about three years ago. I don't remember the underlying storyline, if any, as I've read about one story at a time but I've enjoyed it. It was a crude "take no prisoner" view on how being a borderline sociopath actually works in a social and economic environment.Tucker in his book is more than a player. He is a very smart individual (yes, after I've read it, I've Googled up "Prisoner's Dilemma" just out of curiosity) with little regard for his safety, the safety of his friends and with about no moral compass. A large section of the book deals with the idea of "I've thought once in love and stuff like that. Now I don't anymore". And as I was saying, the book is great because it's not just funny but it deals with a lot of the social topics not covered by other people.Now the movie …I've started reading the book again and I'm at page ~100. I don't remember the storyline to be in there but I guess there are several stories inspired. The characters are relatively well designed (the frustrated-cheated-computer-genius is especially well done) and they are partially believable. It is NOT the best acting in the world but it's not made out of amateurs either. The story is … kind of stupid. There were so many stories to use, they've picked one which could be made politically correct. This is maybe the biggest flaw with the movie. They made it too politically correct in the line of "bad guy gets good results - bad guy displays sociopathic behaviors (which was not really the case in the book) and loses friends - bad guy scores again but karma pays back - bad guy has a change of heart". Again, I haven't read the book entirely again so this may be accurate to the book but so far, it's not.To sum this up and get to sleep …The good: * Some actually good lessons (If you don't get rid of this self- defeating beliefs, your life will remain the same). * Decent or normal acting. I'm not comparing this with The Count of Monte Cristo. I'm comparing it with most similar flicks. * Based on a brilliant book and it captured some of it's appeal.The bad: * It's not funny. The original stories made you laugh every two paragraphs. I don't know if it's because of the acting but it's simply not funny and I haven't caught myself laughing except the opening scene. * Politically correct. The lesson in the book was in the line of "the social contract is an illusion most of the time and you are free to make your own choices as long as you are ready to pay the price". The lesson here? Don't be egotistical and appreciate your friends. * The nudity was … stupid. A large part of the movie presents nudity but it doesn't attract your attention in any way whatsoever. * This guy was brilliant and this is the way why he got away with most of what he did. But here, with the exception of a 20 sec section, he appears an average joe.The ugly: * The final story, the one in the hotel where he makes a mess is simply gross, even for a guy. There are close shots of his crapping his pants, lacking a better language and even close-ups. I don't want to see such thing and I don't know what it accomplished by it. Final verdict?Lost time. It simply feels like a way to make some money over a very controversial book. However, they failed to capture the entire context and it's not funny nor educative nor thought provoking.

nanders23 I have no idea what compelled me to watch this movie, or finish it for that matter. usually a fan of Jesse Bradford, but this time around his acting is horrible and comes off as forced and unenthusiastic. it may be the writing, but it's almost as if it is painful for him to play this role. his chauvinistic and downright obnoxious comments make you wonder how this guy even had a girlfriend, let alone any friends. he's like the Debbie downer of the group. he proceeds to tall crap to the stripper and then falls in love w her?! and the fiancé, Keri Lynn Pratt is also horrible and a sad excuse for an actress. shes not even the least bit pretty so idk why or how she got this role. probably slept w Tucker to get it bc she cannot act. her voice is nasally and high pitched which makes it AND her beyond annoying. reminds me of a snotty 6 yr old little whiny brat. it's any wonder why she hasn't had any real major roles in a decent film!! the bathroom scene near the end is vulgar and makes you sick to your stomach. it is truly gag worthy. if Tucker max really thought this film would be bigger & better than the hangover then he is absolutely delusional, thus making it easy for one to see how he thought that this would be a hit in any capacity-he is just downright delusional. horrible storyline, god awful "acting" and just a crude waste of your time.

Steve Pulaski It's so hard to praise a movie that is shamelessly sexist and gratuitously dirty in its content, but somehow, some conceivable way, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell is very funny. It works on a level almost not possible because every character is fully developed, packs in urgency, and is heavy on their wit because of the great writing put behind them.The novel of the same name was written by Tucker Max, who serves as the main writer on the film. Max literally got famous for being a stuck-up, arrogant narcissist who cares only about himself and never stops to determine the unintended consequences bound to happen from his scenarios. He just does. Never thinks, just does. Something about this character makes for a very, very interesting study and film.What works is Tucker, played by Matt Czurchy, is not this one-dimensional figure you'd see in an American Pie spin off. He is a smart character who knows how to smart-ass his way in and out of any situation. The way he speaks is not one of an out-of-touch adolescent teenage boasting arrogance, but one of a somewhat intelligent, aware person stuck inside a cocky person's body. His friends aren't one dimensional either. His friend Drew, played by Jesse Bradford, is a flaming misogynist after he caught his girlfriend cheating on him. Here's another character that could've been played with such childish enigma, lacking urgency and acting solely on present emotions. The character instead doesn't come off as shallow but as funny and welcomed. Yes, he goes a bit too far. But who could blame him? We don't tend to rationalize everything when we are in the mood he's in. That makes it somewhat acceptable.The story is centered around Tucker Max and his quest to give his pal Dan (Stults) a great bachelor party by going to a strip club in Salem where the "no touch" rule is not enforced. Dan is getting married in a matter of days and believes that this trip, much to the dismay of his fiancée, threatens his marriage plans. Tucker doesn't care. He his own goal in mind.This isn't the typical road trip movie I was led to believe. It's actually a very funny frat-boy comedy. It relies on wittiness rather than antics to carry its story, unlike many films of the same genre. It's very low budget, shot on a mere $7 million. Film grain and under-lit parts are common, but I'd rather have those two elements be present in a good comedy than glossy, HD cameras shooting a carbon copy raunch-fest.I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell is charming, although sometimes it goes a bit too far. The jokes about women are a little below the belt, but after reading Max's first two books, that's something I kind of got used to. Some expected the film to document multiple stories from the book. I'd personally rather have one fully developed story than a plethora of underdeveloped vignettes. The story they chose was acceptable and the way they went about it was unexpectedly clever. What else do you want? Starring: Matt Czurchy, Jesse Bradford, and Geoff Stults. Directed by: Bob Gosse.