A pizza driver gets a bomb attached to him by a couple of crude dopes and is forced to rob a bank. He's given significantly more time than 30 minutes, which seems like false advertising.
The Good: The Jesse Eisenberg and Aziz Ansari parts. The two work well together, and their bank robbery prep and execution were the funniest parts of the movie. Really, the story isn't bad, and both of them react at least semi-understandably to the situation.
The Bad: The Danny McBride and Nick Swardson parts. I guess if you like Danny McBride's schtick, this won't be an issue for you. But basically every time they came on screen the movie dragged to a halt, and he did 4 minutes of dick jokes. Totally killed any hope they had of setting up a tense "watch the timer" situation, and in general ruined the movie for me.
The Ugly: If you listen to Danny McBride for 30 seconds, you'll find something for this section.
-I'm actually slightly impressed that the movie took a rather dark subject and was able to make it in to an acceptable thing to laugh at.
-I imagine reacting very similarly if a bomb vest was placed on me - Spend some time googling on how to disable a bomb, then use my movie knowledge to try and rob the bank.
-This movie would have been better with a more serious villain, even if they were slightly inept. Where's Sean Bean when you need him?
-In general, a flame thrower is a poor weapon choice. Cool, but still poor.
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