Great Film overall

Fresh and Exciting

Better than most people think

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Honestly, when I started watching this movie I didn't expect much and the rate on IMDb was pretty low (6.5), but something about plot pushed me forward so I choose to watch it anyway. Movie surely has overstep my expectations. It is not perfect but in this time when comedy lost it's way and became totally dumb I had a few good laughs and that was enough for me to rate 9. I would say that this is probably Joe Carnahan's finest work, and that he's done a nice job. If you are looking for movie that will be interesting, keep your attention for whole time, but still relax you and make you laugh than by choosing this one you shouldn't mistake.

To be fair to this film it actually does open with some promise; it draws us into the protagonists world and does start to help us to be able to identify with him somewhat. However, once the first few minutes are out of the way it just becomes crazier and crazier and more and more surreal.After establishing Stretch (Patrick Wilson) as a down on his luck pathetic figure the film then flits and bangs around all over the place - complete with lame cameos from David Hasselhoff and Ray Liotta. Their cameos may have actually improved the picture if they'd have been funny and/or if they'd have at least had a trace of self-awareness about them. Aside from the dumb cameos, the first half of the film lacks any real focus and takes an awful long time setting up the plot (which in itself was mind-boggling given how slim the material is with this film).I also couldn't shake this feeling that the picture was also trying way too hard at times to be funny; Chris Pine's performance is very good here and he is funny (for about 5 minutes), but his over-the-top antics actually start to become annoying very quickly. Ed Helms (who was excellent in the Hangover franchise) is given the thankless role as being some kind of dead adviser/conscience character for Stretch - again although I can't fault Helms performance his character annoyed the hell out of me and I never felt that he was necessary to the story.Even when the film does get going it's rather generic plotting was never strong enough to hold my interest. With regards to plotting then one could also address the vague and silly sub plot regarding Stretch and the PinkMinx - this felt like a dumb thing to tag on to the story and although the mystery (I'll use this term lightly) to this sub plot is revealed I never really cared for it to be honest because I never felt that I was given a reason to.Although the film clearly tries to be funny I just found it a little too wacked out, ridiculous and rather stupid, but sadly all of this came at the expense of anything remotely funny or interesting. All in all, it's a roundly poor effort.

"Stretch" is one of those movies that needed (and deserved) more press. It's a fun and wickedly entertaining story that is crafted together extremely well by director Joe Carnahan. The editing, lighting, and camera work all look fantastic and the film has a very funny story and the performances from everyone in it—all the cameo roles, Chris Pine and especially Patrick Wilson—are incredible and really make a great film even better. There are some moments where the story drags and loses some of its slick momentum but these moments are never long and never completely obliterate the entertainment value of it. Overall, just a really killer and fun movie.

As anyone who has seen Movie 43 will tell you , it doesn't matter how many big names you put in a film it doesn't make it any good . This is a mess of a film about a debt ridden gambler ( yes another one!)who drives a Limo and get's involved in all sorts of crazy ( not ) shenanigans with the police and the mob. Rammed packed full of well known actors , leading man Patrick Wilson is the only one worth watching here. Chris Pine and ed Helms are bloody annoying and Jessica Alba is only there for her silly smile. Although Stretch is by no means as bad as Movie 43 it is a stinker and deserves to be confined to the bargain DVD bucket.