Tour de Pharmacy (2017)

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Thanks for the memories!

Such a frustrating disappointment

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

It's a totally absurd and low-brow film poking fun at the tour de France. If you're a fan of subtlety or only enjoy sophisticated humour, don't bother. I personally thought it was a riot. It looked like the actors were having a blast and all the cameos of sports stars not taking themselves too seriously were brilliant. At only 40 minutes or so in length, the joke didn't wear too thin and I was giggling all the way through.

The only other mockumentary from HBO that I saw before that was "7 Days in Hell", it had Andy Samberg and Kit Harington (two actors that I'm a fan of), but didn't work for me, was unfunny at all. But here, man, this work! Tour de Pharmacy has some amazing actors here (Samberg, Bloom), is really short, and really funny too, there are some cool and sily (in a good way) jokes. I think I have to warning you: It's a trash movie, so go see it with this in mind, and I think that you will have a good time.7,5/10

As a MAMIL I really wanted to like this short film and thought it would be funny and a good irreverent look at cycling and the challenges the sport has faced with doping over the years. What it is is a pretty poor joke of a film with a frankly absurd script, pointless nudity (seemingly for the sake of it), and a story line that just belies belief. The subject matter and parody could have been done in a much more sophisticated and witty way rather than this frankly slapstick, low brow and pointless excuse for a joke. Really disappointed.

I have to admit I hate cycling so much, I can't even put it into words without cursing my ass off, so this was right up my alley. I'm not usually a big fan of silly mockumentary films and I couldn't quite enjoy 7 Days In Hell since tennis is probably my favourite individual sport. The gags are often hilarious. Spot on. This perfectly mocks the ridiculousness of cycling and its stable horse the Tour De France. I hate nothing more than wanting to watch some sporting event and when turning on the TV realising that the broadcaster decided that showing the Tour De France is more worthwhile than let's say .. Wimbledon. There's nothing more boring than watching some guys drive a bike for hours. I also like the way how this exploited the subject of performance enhancing substances. Really appropriately ridiculed. Thanks HBO. Anyone who doesn't get a laugh out of this is an idiot or has no sense of humour (even if its flat humour). 6.4/10