I think the real problem with Dane Cook is that he's doing comedies. Most people know him as a comedian, so when they see him in comedies there's this expectation (subconscious or not) that it'll be like watching one of his comedy specials. When it's not, people don't like the movie. They want to see "Dane Cook" funny, not whatever brand of comedy the movie has.
Then again, I've never seen his movies, and I don't even like his brand of comedy. (He yells and shrieks too much. It's like he has to act outrageous to be funny, which seems to be the case to me. A drunken frat boy! That is what I was aiming for. He has a few jokes I've laughed at, but not many.)
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Date: 2008-09-18 06:05 am (UTC)Then again, I've never seen his movies, and I don't even like his brand of comedy. (He yells and shrieks too much. It's like he has to act outrageous to be funny, which seems to be the case to me. A drunken frat boy! That is what I was aiming for. He has a few jokes I've laughed at, but not many.)