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Don't Believe the Hype

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

Adolescent humor-yes. Bad jokes-yes. Gratuitous nudity-yes. But it all seems to work, perhaps because Will Ferrell didn't star in this Will Ferrell movie. He did manage a small role, which he typically smelled up. The movie is based on an occupation I don't believe exists, which is a crack team of migrant expert car sellers. They get the call to save a dealership. The movie has some laugh out loud lines like DJ Request saying, "Nobody tells DJ Request what to play." Or "Did you ever have a relationship last longer than a lap dance?" Besides the smelly scene with Will Ferrell, Ed Helms was fairly bad. I loved Ed on the Daily Show, but face it, he can't act. Rob Riggle did a good job as a 10 year old. The movie moves along smartly through the first day of sales after which the plot suddenly changes direction. Piven seriously examines his life, the car dealership is being sold, etc etc. At this point the movie goes down hill. This was supposed to be a senseless comedy about selling cars, not a bad lesson on establishing roots. Had the movie stuck to the original formula of car cheats and left out Will Ferrell altogether, I would have gave it 10 solid stars.

"The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard" is a formulaic "gross-out" comedy in which a talented car salesman is given 3 days to sell a couple hundred cars. He gets the job done, defeats a snobbish villain, wins the girl and lives happily ever after.The film was directed by Neal Brennan, who is himself a stand-up comedian, and so possesses a better sense of humour than most of these formula pictures. He serves up some good politically incorrect jokes, much vulgarity and crassness.The film's best (and most wrong) joke involves a middle aged woman's attraction to a 10 year old boy who has a genetic disorder which makes him look like a fully grown man. Unfortunately (or fortunately, depending how you like your humour) this subplot was heavily cut due to fickle producers. Expect more paedophile humour in the future, as audiences have become desensitised to racism, swearing, rape, homosexuality, bestiality and most other taboos.7.9/10 - Worth one viewing.

Let me start off by saying this movie is a terrible movie. The plot is ridiculous and the characters are cheap. With that being said, this movie may be the most funny movie I have ever seen. Other reviews are correct saying that the movie delivers joke after joke. Other reviews are correct in saying the comedy is crude. However when watching a movie like this you have to be open minded. If you take offense to things easily then this is not the movie for you. If you have an open mind and are just ready to laugh then 'The Goods' will deliver. It is a subjective comedy. Aren't all comedies though? I hate to see people give such bad reviews because the humor of the comedy offends them. The movie is raunchy and hilarious from start to finish. All the characters in the movie are over the top, but thats the point. 'The Goods' isn't supposed to be a good movie with excellent acting and a great feel good story. Its supposed to be a movie designed to make you laugh. Take it for what it is and you will enjoy what it has to offer.

From the cast this movie looks like it will be good. Watching the trailers would further enforce this illusion. Unfortunately, this is not the case. As much as I like Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, David Koechner etc. this movie produces more groans than laughs. When the antagonist (Ed Helms) is more appealing than the protagonist (Jeremy Piven), then clearly the writing has to be pointed at as to why this movie fails to achieve it's intended affect (which is meager at that, to make you laugh). Also, the fact that there are no extras on the DVD should clue you in to how everyone involved with this stinker would rather forget this movie than remember it.There are some laughs in the movie, Ed Helms is a bright spot, Will Ferrell's cameo is memorable, and there are some hilarious politically incorrect lines that Charles Napier's character (Dick Lewiston) delivers but the main flaw in this movie stems from the fact that I didn't want to root for Don Ready (Jeremy Piven) and his team of mercenary auto sellers. I found them repulsive and with NO redeemable qualities. That would be fine if this was an edgy drama. But this film aims to be a fun comedy.The handful of good performances by the aforementioned solid cast save this from being a total waste of time but, not so much that you don't realize you've been sold a lemon by a sleazy used car salesman at the end of the movie.