Grilled (2006)

Ray Romano
Kevin James
Juliette Lewis
Burt Reynolds
Kim Coates
Michael Rapaport

Directed by Jason Ensler

Plot: EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND star Ray Romano takes a lead role alongside Kevin James (THE KING OF QUEENS) in this comic buddy movie. Playing two meat salesmen, Romano and James's characters fall into a little bother and end up having to make a big sale quick before they end up in the same state as the goods they're peddling. Juliette Lewis and Burt Reynolds make brief appearances.

Review: I admit that I was not on the King of Queens or Everybody Loves Raymond band wagon. In fact, I never saw a single episode of these shows until they went into syndication. Since, I have found Kevin James and Ray Romano to be pretty funny guys. I have never heard of this movie, so I knew nothing about it. This week there wasn’t much out, so I figured why not.

The movie is a dark comedy with a somewhat generic storyline. Surprisingly the film is pretty entertaining. Kevin James and Ray Romano are good friends in real life and it shows on film. They play off each other very well and somewhat remind me of Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor. (not as good, but close) Their characters are different than anything I have seen them do before and it was a nice change. The supporting characters were entertaining and did a decent job keeping the story moving. I was unexpectedly pleased with this film and glad I took the chance. The film is by no means great, but it is an entertaining film.


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