Nate At The Movies

I’ve been waiting to see Friendship for a few weeks now—these dang limited releases keep getting my hopes up too early—and it delighted, being just as crazy as I expected it would be based on the trailers. This was a script and role made for Tim Robinson, and his offbeat, awkward humor worked so well in so many scenes.

There were a ton of big laughs from our crowd (a sold out one, might I add), and some insane moments that couldn’t have been executed by anyone else. Paul Rudd was also a great compliment to Robinson’s antics, and he played really well into the kinda creepy vibes of the story. The movie had a psychological feel while still being very funny, which seems hard to pull off, so good for Robinson and Rudd.

While the story made a ton of room for those two to work and bounce off each other, I did wish that there had been more connectedness in the narrative, which felt like two separate halves. Both entertaining halves, of course, but the only through line seemed to be Craig’s descent into madness, and I wished that his relationship with Austin remained as central as it was in the first act.

For a series of sketches, essentially, it was still a great time, and a quick one, too. Rarely does a comedy deliver as many huge laughs in as short a time as Friendship. Because of its weirdness and niche-ness, I’m probably not going to revisit Friendship soon, but those are also the exact reasons that I would return to it. Crazy unique, completely committed to the bit, and regularly hilarious, Friendship was wild, and the perfect vehicle for Tim Robinson to be his unpredictable self. I can’t believe this was the first Tim Robinson thing I’ve seen, other than Instagram clips. Need to watch I Think You Should Leave.