Matthew Nichenko
The Jerk Film Critique
Having only hearing about this movie from a fellow film student this semester, I had to find out what all the hype was about. Only recently have I become obsessed with every aspect of the film industry, I was not familiar with Steve Martin’s sarcastic sense of humor. After watching The Jerk, I believe I can pick out a Steve Martin joke a mile away.
Some may find this sense of humor stupid and uninteresting; however, I think the exact opposite. While Martin’s jokes were sarcastic and sometimes over the edge, they were never predictable and kept you guessing. And sense they weren’t hinted at beforehand, it caused the humor to be even better. One of my favorite parts of the movie (and shamefully admit, I didn’t understand the joke at first) was when Steve Martin was working as the gas station and discovered that the gas cans were ‘defective’, only to quickly find out that some redneck was trying to shoot him. “These cans are defective, these cans are defective”, screams Martin; quite possibly been one of the funniest parts of any movie I’ve ever seen. I might just have to give that an homage when I become a famous screenwriter myself.
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