Coffee Town

2013

Action / Comedy

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1 hr 27 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by SnoopyStyle4 / 10

lacks heart

Will (Glenn Howerton) uses the local coffee shop as his office. There is the ever-watchful manager Sam (Josh Groban). He is often visited by his best friends; the mildly-racist Chad and Gino who uses his police job to scare-hit on girls. Will is taken with regular customer Becca (Adrianne Palicki) but can't actually talk to her. When the owner plans to convert the coffee place, Will has a scheme with his friends.

Like the modern-day chain coffee shop, this movie has a soulless feel about it. It's cold and without heart. This could be a fun wacky cast of characters but they end up being a sad collection of misfits. It helps to care about the people in a comedy. None of these guys are worthwhile. It takes too long to get to the mayhem. It's a lazy day spent at a bland coffee shop and not a fun day. A good start is to find a coffee shop with more charisma but that's only the start.

Reviewed by gavin69428 / 10

Unbelievably Funny

A website manager (Glenn Howerton) enlists the help of his two friends in order to convince the owners of his favorite coffee shop -- which doubles as his office -- not to turn their business into a bar.

The world of comedy has changed, perhaps radically, over the past few years. Traditionally, comedy was the domain of film, television and stand-up. But now we are seeing the growth of Internet comedy, which in some cases eclipses the old model. Funny or Die is consistently hilarious, and even SNL alum Andy Samberg grew more in popularity from YouTube plays of Lonely Island songs than he did on television. Jon LaJoie was able to land a role on "The League" from his Internet fame.

And now we are seeing these upstarts, like LaJoie, transitioning to television and movies and changing the game. "Drunk History" is a prime example ,and so is College Humor, which brought us "Coffee Town". Wisely, they teamed up with writer-director Brad Copeland ("Arrested Development") and cast some amazing stars, Glenn Howerton ("Always Sunny") and Ben Schwartz ("Parks and Rec").

Perhaps the most clever casting was actually Josh Groban, who plays Howerton's nemesis, a barista and struggling musician. Not known for his acting, he excels with the role and does a fine job subverting his own image as a widely successful musical icon. Although probably not intentional, "Always Sunny" fans will also know that Groban is the favorite musician of Dee Reynolds, the sister of Howerton's character.

Copeland's script (and the way the actors carry it out) make this among the funniest films released in recent years. The subject matter goes over race, homosexuality, midget porn, Down's Syndrome, AIDS and a variety of other taboo topics. And at no point does it ever get offensive or verge from being witty and original. This is humor that is irreverent without ever being degrading or tacky.

Not to mention the inherent truth of the setup. This is very much your typical coffee shop with its patrons, many of whom want only to use the wi-fi or read a free newspaper. And one character even takes up smoking so he can get extra breaks during the day -- a phenomenon that any non-smoker is fully aware of and possibly envious of, as well.

Anyway, this film seems to have gone under the radar thus far, and one hopes this will change in the near future upon its DVD release. With so many quotable lines and fun, quirky characters, this could grow to be a minor cult classic.

Reviewed by horizon20089 / 10

An angel of a comedy

I'm actually not much of a comedy movie fan, why? Because most really aren't worth wasting your time on. I am a fan of undiscovered movie gems though, and this really is one of those. I laughed very loud at so many of the scenes I couldn't count them all. It's very funny, very close to the line at times, and feels fresh all the way through. It has charm in spades.

I will be recommending this to those who like a good comedy, though once again, I still hate Adam Sandler (and his cronies) so given that some intelligence probably went into making this little flick, Sandlerites may pass.

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