Directed and Written by : Andrew Mogel, Jarrad Paul
Starring : Jack Black, James Marsden, Kathryn Hahn, Jeffrey Tambor
Release Date : May 8, 2015
As far as Jack Black comedies goes, I hope Directors Mogel and Paul were going for a dark comedy, because that is what this is. The primary characters in this are mostly embarrassingly despicable liars, and the sense of humor can be quite uncomfortable to laugh at. A wacky zany outrageously fun comedy this is not.
Jack Black as Dan Landsman has a somewhat sympathetic role as the guy who just wants to feel like he matters. The problem is that he creates these downward spiral of lies to try and achieve that goal, that it can get frustrating to see how out of control it gets. Then he gets obsessed with James Marsden’s Oliver Lawless character, and goes way too far to try and connect with him. Way too far.
It’s easy to joke that “The D Train” stands for a “D” grade rating and that it’s overall a train wreck of a movie. Even though the subject matter is dark and uncomfortable to watch, the overall message of the movie can be sympathetic enough to keep it from being a complete and absolute mess. It’s arguably still a waste of time though.
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