Synopsis
When obscenely rich hedge-fund manager James is convicted of fraud and sentenced to a stretch in San Quentin, the judge gives him one month to get his affairs in order. Knowing that he won't survive more than a few minutes in prison on his own, James desperately turns to Darnell-- a black businessman who's never even had a parking ticket -- for help. As Darnell puts James through the wringer, both learn that they were wrong about many things, including each other.
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Cast
- Will FerrellJames King
- Kevin HartDarnell Lewis
- Alison BrieAlissa
- Craig T. NelsonMartin
- T.I.Russell
- Greg GermannPeter Penny
- Matt WalshBathroom Stall Man
- Mariana Paola VicenteAlissa's Friend
- Katia GomezRosa
- Candi BrooksAlissa's Friend
Recommendations
- 65
TheWrap
Ferrell and Hart don’t bring anything that we haven’t seen from them before, but they create a bouncy, playfully defiant rapport. It’s promising enough that you wish they could have made a movie in which they’re just making us laugh, instead of leaving us wondering how every third scene could be made less offensive. - 60
The Guardian
I don’t believe that Get Hard sets out to be hurtful, and there are some good gags... but it does seem dumb and dated. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
A passably silly but lowbrow buddy comedy. - 50
Movie Nation
Ferrell is as fearless as ever, stripping down and looking foolish, willing to be out-of-touch and out of step. Hart has his manic moments. But in this buddy comedy, the buddies are not equal and that limits the laughs. - 50
Village Voice
Get Hard is most comfortable — and funny — when Cohen gets back to skewering class warfare. - 40
Screen Daily
A raunchy yet slack-feeling comedy that seems to put as much effort into playing on racial stereotypes as playing for laughs. - 40
Empire
Belying its title, this is a pretty flaccid offering which fails to gel the comedy stylings of Hart and Ferrell. - 30
Variety
Whatever one makes of Get Hard’s contribution to our ongoing national debate about race, class and sexuality, there’s no denying that too much of it simply feels cheap, flailing and tired.
