I don't know if this movie wanted to be funny or not. I got the distinct impression that it wanted to be funny, yet failed miserably. They went out of their way to reject all forms of comedy in preference of the awkward. It was plain terrible.
The movie was about some generally unhappy workers at a furniture store and moving company. I only watched because of Charlie Murphy and he was given a horrible script. He did what he could, but it wasn't nearly enough. The only other faces I recognized were Will Sasso from MAD TV and Victor Garber from various other things. That's all they were: recognizable faces. This movie was a disaster.
Plot summary
A group of four men working at a moving company all suffer downfalls, adding to their rough pasts that continue to haunt them. It seems as if none of them will ever accomplish anything in life, and when the moving company starts falling apart, it has a ripple effect and their relationships are the next to go. In order to save the moving company, their relationships and their futures, they must learn how to move forward in life and face their challenges.
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Why have comedians if you're not gonna be funny?
A film divided
This film is marked as comedy, but it is not that funny during the whole length of the film - the first part is a comedy, while the second half is concentrating more on the relationships among main characters - it turns into psychological drama with comedy elements. Shame the first part of the film is not that flowing as the second half. Best acting performance in this film is undoubtedly by Victor Garber, who even in a comedy does not lose his sense for dramatic portrayals of his characters, and uses his ability to express emotions in a very good way. Another word of praise goes to Gabriele Miller as Linda. The other actors are in my opinion not that good. *Spoiler* The end of the film brings tears to eyes. All in all, it is the film, which does not go into history of cinematography as one of the best of all time, yet it is a good way to spend a free time, particularly because of the outstanding performances by Victor Garber and Gabriele Miller.
Easy entertainment but not hilarious.
Moving Day is good enough to watch once, that's already something, but is it a movie that I will remember? Certainly not. For a comedy I expected just a lot more. There are some funny scenes/moments but not the kind you will remember forever. It's just an easy movie to watch with a more than decent cast but really nothing spectacular. There's not really anything bad to write about Moving Day, it is what it is, just don't expect too much.