imho Tropic Thunder works because Downey is so obviously a foil, including actual black people bemoaning his bullshit in realtime. He’s deranged and truly believes he’s exceptional, and he’s not, and to me, that’s a big part of the joke.
I really don’t like Tom Cruise, but his part in that is priceless too.
imho Tropic Thunder works because Downey is so obviously a foil, including actual black people bemoaning his bullshit in realtime. He’s deranged and truly believes he’s exceptional, and he’s not, and to me, that’s a big part of the joke.
I really don’t like Tom Cruise, but his part in that is priceless too.