A disclaimer: you don't have to worry if you weren't to catch or follow the TV show until the end of it's final episode four years ago. Writer/director Doug Ellen made sure that the Entourage movie can stand alone without relying on it's old episodes. The movie would actually be a great starter course for those who have no idea what it is and I'm pretty that interest of it would make them watch the series again.
From the hit HBO show about the rise of actor Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) in Hollywood
together with his boys: best friend Eric or E (Kevin Connolly), half brother and bit player Johnny Drama (Kevin Dillon), friend Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) and agent Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven) and their adventures or challenges of living in Los Angeles. Entourage picks up where the TV series ended: the boys are back being boys and Ari Gold gets to be the head of a movie studio. Gold offers Chase a movie in which he would be the leading star. He then accepted it on only one condition: that he would be the film director as well too.
Like in a typical episode of Entourage, the supporting players shine. Grenier only acts based on his pretty boy looks, there's nothing much else about Vinnie Chase that the movie could have explored more. Connolly and Dillon were much better here in the movie compared to the last season of the show in situations most men can relate too. Unfortunately, Ferrara was underutilized here. It's all just about his goal with hit it off with MMA fighter Ronda Rousey (who plays herself). Jeremy Piven was born to play Ari Gold and once again every scene with him is satisfying. A spinoff series with him would have been perfect.
The Oscar nominated kid from The Sixth Sense Haley Joel Osment is deadpan funny as the son of a Texas billionaire (Billy Bob Thornton) who funded the film. This is a perfect vehicle for him as his first major film role as an adult.
Like the TV series, the movie is flooded with cameos from executive Mark Wahlberg, supermodel Emily Ratajkowski, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, DJ Calvin Harris and many more.
Curses and nudity aside, the movie actually shows us in simple terms on how a movie gets started in Hollywood: from the initial pitch to the money source all the way to the studio head, actors and producers. You will never look at a movie the same way again after this.
Entourage is like comfort food to those who loved and adored the show. It showed us the universal truth that in life when one of us hit it big, life becomes more meaningful when you share it with friends who never left your side.
together with his boys: best friend Eric or E (Kevin Connolly), half brother and bit player Johnny Drama (Kevin Dillon), friend Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) and agent Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven) and their adventures or challenges of living in Los Angeles. Entourage picks up where the TV series ended: the boys are back being boys and Ari Gold gets to be the head of a movie studio. Gold offers Chase a movie in which he would be the leading star. He then accepted it on only one condition: that he would be the film director as well too.
Like in a typical episode of Entourage, the supporting players shine. Grenier only acts based on his pretty boy looks, there's nothing much else about Vinnie Chase that the movie could have explored more. Connolly and Dillon were much better here in the movie compared to the last season of the show in situations most men can relate too. Unfortunately, Ferrara was underutilized here. It's all just about his goal with hit it off with MMA fighter Ronda Rousey (who plays herself). Jeremy Piven was born to play Ari Gold and once again every scene with him is satisfying. A spinoff series with him would have been perfect.
The Oscar nominated kid from The Sixth Sense Haley Joel Osment is deadpan funny as the son of a Texas billionaire (Billy Bob Thornton) who funded the film. This is a perfect vehicle for him as his first major film role as an adult.
Like the TV series, the movie is flooded with cameos from executive Mark Wahlberg, supermodel Emily Ratajkowski, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, DJ Calvin Harris and many more.
Curses and nudity aside, the movie actually shows us in simple terms on how a movie gets started in Hollywood: from the initial pitch to the money source all the way to the studio head, actors and producers. You will never look at a movie the same way again after this.
Entourage is like comfort food to those who loved and adored the show. It showed us the universal truth that in life when one of us hit it big, life becomes more meaningful when you share it with friends who never left your side.
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