‘True Memoirs Of An International Assassin’ Trailer: How Is Kevin James Mistaken For A Hitman?
Since Adam Sandler has been making Netflix a little less tolerable with the presence of movies such asThe Ridiculous 6andThe Do-Over, it only makes sense that his buddyKevin Jamesfollows him over there too.
The comedian who co-starred with Adam Sandler inPixels, Grown UpsandI Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larryheads out on his own again with a new action comedy calledTrue Memoirs of an International Assassin. The movie finds Kevin James as an author who sees his novel about a skilled assassin published as a non-fiction memoir, which makes some really dangerous people think that he’s a deadly hitman. Sounds pretty believable, right?
Watch theTrue Memoirs of an International Assassintrailer after the jump.
True Memoirs of an International Assassin Trailer
The film is cut from the same cloth asThree Amigos, Galaxy QuestandTropic Thunderwhere a case of mistaken identity results in action and adventure. The only problem is that the quality of comedy in this particular film is nowhere near those three titles. At one point, the writers almost seem to be aware of this with the line, “Or is it so beyond stupid; it’s brilliant?” The answer is a resounding no; it’s not.
While I will say the part in the trailer regarding bringing a knife to a gun fight was a funny moment, it’s played out over the top so that any merit of its cleverness is washed away. The only truly redeeming part in the movie is where we get to see Kevin James completely blown away by an RPG, and it’s just as satisfying as you’d hope. If the trailer ended there, I would have been thrilled.
In addition to Kevin James bumbling his way through the movie, the film also starsAndy Garcia,Zulay Henao(Meet the Blacks),Maurice Compte(Narcos),Andrew Howard(Taken 3),Rob Riggle(22 Jump Street),Kelen Coleman(The McCarthy’s),Leonard Earl Howze(Memphis Beat),Yul Vasquez(The Lottery) andKim Coates(Sons of Anarchy).
Thankfully it appears that the rest of the fools who usually show up in movies like this have been sidelined. That seems to be because the action far outweighs the comedy, likely becauseKick-Ass 2directorJeff Wadlowis behind it instead of a full-fledged comedy director. He also wrote the script withJeff Morris, who brought us the brilliant specialGrumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever. At the very least, this looks infinitely better than Kevin James' new seriesKevin Can Wait.
