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Jay Roberts 2012-05-23 13:33:43

This movie hurt my feeling.

If you read the title of this review you read the funniest joke in thismovie.It really should be noted that this is NOT a comedy. You might beconfused by this statement because the cast is clearly stacked withsome of the best comics out there but it's true, this isn't a comedy.At best it's a mediocre spy movie with amateurish writing at worst it'sa comedy without any humor.As much as it pains me to say this you should avoid this movie. Itisn't horrible but it's a lot like watching Michael Jordan playbaseball, you'll waste your evening waiting for a slam dunk that nevercomes.

kosmasp 2012-05-23 00:55:34

Much ado about nothing

If you consider the talent (in front of the camera) at hand, you wouldbe excused expecting something really good. Instead you get somethingthat is neither good nor really bad for that matter. But is it worthrenting (or even buying)? I wouldn't recommend the latter (unless there are some real nice extrason the disc). Plus look out for the "extended" version. Though I'm notsure, if the one scene really makes that much of a difference. Not toomention that it won't really hook you emotionally. Odette Y. might beable to do that with the male viewers, but only for so long. Even someback-story does not really translate onto the screen.Overall it feels a bit forced. And the comedy timing seems off most ofthe time. Even with guys who actually know their stuff. Seems like ithas been underwritten after all. Still some nice things can bediscovered and if you have a heart for small budget movies, you mightfind it kinda funny ... more than most viewers.

2012-05-21 01:59:48

Mikati's first giant step

Seventy-nine minutes of mindless froth that, on second viewing, was slightly more entertaining than the first. I believe this is director Fouad Mikati's first film (and hopefully last?) and he goes at it with gusto as do the cast who seem to be enjoying themselves doing nothing in particular and they get paid for it, too.Rob Corddry hams it up best of all and Ellen Barkin, Odette Annable plus Emilie de Ravin provide the eye candy. Zach Galifianakis seemed rather out of place as if he strolled onto the set from some other production nearby. Ving Rhames and Jeffrey Tambor have so little time on screen that their talents are wasted.The two teams of assassins slug it out in an underground bunker and that really is all there is to it except that the death of each seems to provide vicarious thrills to each killer. The storyline is so paper-thin that I can't see how the production could be anything other than fun froth.

2012-05-20 14:54:49

Great movie with a fantastic cast and a brilliant director that makes the most of a low budget

Gross, bloody, marginally reasonable with many twists that goes beyond the traditional spy and lock-up suspense thriller. The director really did a good job. It kept you wondering what's going on, with the right timing and dose of violence, and even black humor. I am used to fast forward in this genre of movie. However, I didnt even press once for this. I really would love to share with you more but I dare not steal you of the fun by telling the plot (who and how each "assasin" died). In short, recommended strongly, in particular with your girl friend beside.

DevastationBob-3 2012-05-19 13:45:31

Toilet Paper Tiger

On the cover you will see this movie has popular actors in it, ZachGallifanakis, Rob Condry, Ving Rhames, Maggie Q and you may think, "Ihave enjoyed these actors in other roles." You will see guns and think,"I like guns and movies with guns in them, and I like likable actorsusing guns in movies." Do not be fooled, there are no good performancesor gun-play in this movie.There IS a bad and unfunny script. There is some attempt at tacking ona muddled political message. So if you like badly scripted, half-bakedpolitical thrillers without thrills you might enjoy this.This movie is about two groups of covert intelligence operatives whoexist only to oppose each other...that work for the same government inthe same department. If you have no problem with that idea, go aheadand see this movie. Both groups are composed of unfleshed outsociopaths, so it's not really easy to care about the characters, butthat's OK because apparently you're not supposed to. The dialogue hasmore f-words than punctuation because that makes it "edgy" and notannoying at all. It also makes for a fun drinking game, since it meansyou'll be in an alcohol coma before you're 10 minutes into this hunk ofcrap and spare yourself the pain of watching it in it's entirety.It sorta follows the story of CLUE (better movie, see it instead!)andonce the murder of the agency overseer is discovered, they pair up withtheir opposite (the person they've spent all their time opposing) andlook for an exit from the giant bomb in the building (there is noescaping the giant bomb that is this movie). Once paired up, these topnotch espionage agents display cunning and survival instincts thatwould make a Crystal Lake camper look like Bear Grylls. Rob Condryswears angrily a lot (maybe he was watching the dailies) and everyonedies, but SPOILER/Surprise! the new guy was really super competent anda mole.This movie was stupid, don't see it.

2012-05-19 11:28:57

Don't believe the Critics

Great movie, great story, and a hilarious hit man flick. Don't believe the conservative criticism, they are just mad because the story is based off the Shadow government theory from the one and only Bushy Jr.!

chris dimarino 2012-05-16 19:08:10

Exciting idea, Excruciating delivery

This is a fast paced action movie with a tendency for brutality andgore. This overshadows the few interesting action sequences and plotsetup. The plot is not spoon fed to you, it's shot at you from abazooka. This leads to a dull sense of purpose for the movie and it'seasy to forget that there is a plot and just take in the actionsequences. The actors do a decent job with the simple script, but thereare too many characters and not enough time for you to develop anysense of care about any of them. It's a shame because this movie genreis very untapped.PLOT: A new recruit has just joined an undercover government agencywith 2 distinct groups, Alpha and Omega. Each group has agents namedafter Tarot cards. A string of events makes it a kill to survive themebattle against the clock to get out alive.CHARACTERS: This movie's fast pace prevented any real characterdevelopment. There are several characters all with very differentattitudes and actions. However they seem like a group of interestingstrangers because of how fast the movie's events unfold.ACTORS: I was very excited for Odette Annable and Adam Scott. I wasworried about Rob Corddry being annoying and Maggie Q being hertypecast self. I had no idea who Joe Anderson was. Unfortunately, youbarely get much to be happy or mad about because there is only so muchtime to split between several if not very popular at least knownactors. GENRE: This is a very interesting and in my opinion untapped genre. Itis action at the core, and definitely a comedy given the cast. But italso incorporates government agency and conspiracy themes with plottwists. However, the plot twists get lost in all the action and thereis a degree of brutality and dirtiness to this movie that renders itineffective. To many of these themes contradict each other. This servesup a movie that can't be taken seriously, but isn't overly funny.PRODUCTION VALUE: There was a fair amount of production value to thismovie. It was shot well and action sequences were fun to watch. Thiswas a movie that had the production value to be a heavy hitter. Therewere no real special effect, and some of the added in gore looks veryfake.SCRIPT: The script is a mystery. It could have been a great script andmade an excellent book. In a medium where more attention is paid todetail, the script may have been great. Unfortunately the script getslost in all the action. It would require a re-watch to betterunderstand what underlying plots were happening, but the movie did nothave the quality for that.As always, send me any comments or your views,Chris

2012-05-16 03:45:19

A decent Blu, some fun laughs

Aside from there being no marketing for stores to carry this title, the entire cover being false and misleading, and the title being incorrect from the content - this was actually worth the watch.The title played well for customers on a couple screenings but mostly just for Corddry's opening 12 minutes of one-liners. The story follows a group of secret agents and their watchers as they fight for their lives in an underground base that contains all of the government's secrets for the last 50 years. The makers have this entire film take place on the inauguration day for Obama - rife with plenty of speech footage being intertwined with the action. The violence is bloody, the one-liners are all delivered by Rob and a few by Barkin, and the rest of the performances are either short-lived or average. My only other real like of this film are the security camera watchers that observe the whole chaotic mess unfold (that doctor guy from Serenity plays well here).The BD quality is decent, but once the lights go out during the last 15 minutes, the clarity fades. The special effects sequence/explosion is laughable and has no reference points. The sound is selectable between a PCM (my preference) and standard Dolby. The special features were an after thought and include:* Alternate Opening, 2 minutes. Forgettable and makes no sense once you know what the twist in the film is.* Alternate Ending, 30 seconds. Huh? Nothing was different - waste.* Behind the Scenes, 11 minutes. An un-narrated mess of film clips and interviews, gives one or two fair moments of material about the film making - not worth the time though.Now the dings - the cover art would have you believe everyone shoots a gun (no). Interesting enough that the only person who actually uses a gun in the entire film is not even on the cover. Galifianakis is front and center, but he is actually in it for only a few minutes. The rated-R rants of Corddry are what save this film and his brief action stints were fun to watch. 2.5 for the film, .5 for the BD quality and inclusion of weak extras, and .5 for Rob. Not a great product overall, but customers are extremely interested since no one got to see it in theaters, a rental not a buyer.

aaron esmonde 2012-05-15 05:08:37

A waste of some great actors

'Operation Endgame', a procedure, has trapped two teams of assassinsunderground, and triggered a countdown to the demolition of TheFactory. Can anyone escape alive as the teams of crack assassins beginto turn on each other?Comic book bloody violence and a few funny one liners are present butsadly there's little amusement or action in a poorly paced disjointedfilm that tries to say something about the Bush administration butnever commits, and in the process of doing so wastes a first- rate andtalented cast ensemble.Sloppy filmmaking at best, especially when compared to the likes ofLosers or Reds.

Chris Engelbrecht 2012-05-14 23:12:16

Watch this as a slasher-satire hybrid, not a popcorn comedy

I had the opportunity to watch this film without knowing anything aboutit at all, and found it to have a wonderful sharp satirical humor thathad me flat constantly. Its slasher element makes it a weird hybrid ofa movie, but one which I thought worked fine.I'm sure there's some Author's Message with various covert government(psychotic) operatives starting to bludgeon each other to death beingsome kind of symbol on the eight years of the Bush administration(that's how I read it, anyway), and I love that I can't quite figureout if the elements carrying the day at the end are good guys or badguys.Let's not deny that maaay-be there's a couple of lines, they could'veworked a little more on, or that there may be a plot hole here andthere, but in the overall, I fail to see why it's being hammered theway it is by some users here. Except, if the film was sold the wrongway to people as some popcorn comedy, you can watch with your partner(which I wouldn't do with this one), but then it's a studio's bummer,not the film's. Just being its own, the film works fine all the waythrough. To me, anyway.

2012-05-12 14:22:51

Fun for SOME of the family..

OK, first it's not 'terms of endearment'. Next off, it's an ation movie, with some black comedic elements. It's a wise ass, kill everyone, pseudo-psycholigcal actionfest.There aren't a lot of surprises once the action starts, and it is definitely violent, and bloody, but in a 'im gonna kill you creatively, and make cracks and wise-ass comments while I do it' kind of way.If you are looking for friend green tomatoes, look elsewhere. If you have a dark sense of humor, then you should enjoy every last minute of it.Enjoy Rob Corddry in his best role since H&K Guantanmo.

bengtig 2012-05-11 21:03:54

Dry humored golden nuggets

Let's first be honest: This movie will not fit everyone. Which means,if you don't like cheesy, dry humor, are you offended by wild, absurdsexual references and rape threats, well, then you should just ignorethis one. For you others who DO find the above amusing - This is yourMecca.There's two things I don't like with this movie: One, Ving Rhames hastoo small a part in it. Two; that it's promoted as a hard boiled actionmovie to attract more butts to the cinema chairs. The promoters andtrailer makers should be fired, as they make people believe the movieto be something it's not. Now, back to the movie. To see a bunch of assassins who's completewackos, crack the craziest, dry humored golden nuggets of jokes whilewhacking the crap out of each other, is simply hilarious. This is wherethe movie hits bullseye. Who is bad guys and who is good guys, is aquestion that's totally uninteresting and unimportant. There was justone thought in my head as the movie ended: Sequel!

mooples 2012-05-10 23:27:18

Silly action movie!

I watched this movie with no expectations in mind. Having said that, Ithoroughly enjoyed this movie! It has some fun gore, some beautifulwomen and most of all, Operation Endgame is hilarious! To give you afeel for what kind of movie this is, it reminds me of The Losers meetsClue. Clue because of the whole "who done it?!" aspect but it's an ideathat got all grown up and had a splash of action and comedy thrown intothe basket which is where it meets The Losers. This is definitely notone for the kids, as they throw the F bomb out there probably 100 timesin the course of the movie. This movie is in no way believable and wasnot intended to be. If you're looking for a serious action/spy movie,this is not for you. Rob Corddry definitely steals the show! He is hisusual over the top, angry, hilarious, bald white man. If you don't likehim, you WILL NOT like this movie because he plays a huge part in it.Overall it was a very enjoyable movie to watch. Sit back, relax, andprepare to be amused. I have a feeling most people will either love it,or absolutely hate it. I hope you love it!

2012-05-10 21:58:22

Not worth wasting time on!

I'll admit, with a cast like this I had expectations. Please be readyto have them dashed very quickly! This film didn't really live up toanything - it was almost like it tried too hard to fit too manydifferent genres, and instead ended up with a bunch of nothingness.Nothing seemed to fit together, there was no real plot or storyline,and I was bored. I usually watch right to the end of a film, even ifI'm not really enjoying it, because there might be some redeemingfeature or I might be a bit curious about how it all ends - but Ididn't care about this one. At all.It wasn't funny enough to be a comedy (I think I half-heartedlychuckled about twice) and there wasn't enough action or drama for it tobe classed as anything else - I just really didn't see the point of it,and I'm very surprised at the number of well known actors who actuallyagreed to be in it! Very poor, and not worth wasting your time on.

2012-05-02 09:33:13

Don't even bother, not worth watching!

There are some reviews on this site that people say they do find thismovie funny and they did enjoy watching it, but honestly it is an hourand half bore fest. This movie has a lot of comedic actors in it, butall except Rob Corddry were actually trying to be funny. Other reviewssay that this movie is not meant to be taken seriously, but with suchtalent in the movie, it should have at least try to be more funny orentertaining. Just take a look at the cast: - Zach Galifianakis: Hismost popular role was as Alan Garner in the Hangover. He was hilariousthere, most of his comedy coming from the weird acting, the weirdthings he says and the hilarious facial expressions he makes tosituations. In this movie, he's barely in it, prob about only 7 minutesin the whole movie and he was funny, but he does not save this movie.- Rob Corrdry: I don't really like his comedy. He just acts like ajackass. This is apparent in all his movie, including this one andanother popular movie you may recognize him from, Hot Tub Time Machine.He's the main comedic relief in this movie, so if you like him then Iguess you'd like this movie.- Brandon T. Jackson: You may recognize him as Alpa Chino from TropicThunder. He was hilarious in that movie. In this movie there's one seenI remember that he tries to be funny, but it was a total miss.- Bob Odenkirk: This guy is hilarious as a lawyer in the show BreakingBad (amazing show). He's been a comedic actor for a long time, butnever quite been able to find a character that made all audienceslaugh. His character in this movie was somewhat funny, but not the besthe could have done.The remaining cast, with the exception of Odette Yustman (she's reallyhot), are recognizable as minor characters in other movies. Most of themovies though aren't that great.The story in this movie is very simplistic to begin with, but has aridiculous plot twist thrown in at the end that makes you just regretwatching the entire thing.This movie is definitely skip-able.Rating: 2/10 Reviewer: DreOn

aaron esmonde 2012-05-01 22:29:20

A waste of some great actors

'Operation Endgame', a procedure, has trapped two teams of assassinsunderground, and triggered a countdown to the demolition of TheFactory. Can anyone escape alive as the teams of crack assassins beginto turn on each other?Comic book bloody violence and a few funny one liners are present butsadly there's little amusement or action in a poorly paced disjointedfilm. It tries to say something about the Bush administration but nevercommits, and in the process of doing so wastes a first- rate andtalented cast ensemble.Sloppy filmmaking at best, especially when compared to the likes ofLosers or Reds.

2012-04-29 21:11:22

TWISTED LITTLE PIECE

I am very surprised at all the negative reviews of this movie. I almost didn't watch it based on what I read here but I am very glad I did. This movie is destined for cult status. It was a fast paced, twisted little tale of modern day life. Everything you feared about politics, democracy and how corporations are run today is true in this snarkfest filled film that makes the horror of it all laughable. You know those conspiracy rumors about the government having super secret black op branches? Well it's true and they are Alpha, who want to destroy anything that gets in the way of American interests, and Omega, who tries to stop them. The new guy joining the Omega team notes that they cancel each other out then? and his mentor (Chariot) gleeful tells him that's what lays at the black heart of democracy - two opposing factions canceling each other out, if we're lucky. These two teams are headed by a man with the codename of the Devil. Hmmmm. Social commentary is a key factor in this movie so if that's not your cup of tea, then you might want to pass on this movie. I would also advise those who dislike anti-Chaney comments to pass since there are plenty of those. Otherwise, sit back and enjoy the action filled plot of a 2 hour deadline for doomsday. The characters in this film are hilarious and foul mouthed with Chariot and Empresses leading the way. The dialogue is rich with rants and philosophical gems but goes by quick so you need to pay attention. This highly original film managed to juxtapose Obama's inaugural speech with promises of transparency with what was happening onscreen. Kudos! It's not perfect (how about when the new guy -the Fool- meets his second Alpha member after "Operation: Endgame" begins?) but it was great fun to watch. This film is filled with interesting characters and most of them cut throat but the creepiest two were the everyday corporate Joes that manned the surveillance cameras. Their conversations were the scariest and funniest. This movie can be viewed more then once to enjoy the many layers and I highly recommend it. This movie starts out with fast paced witty dialogue and runs full steam into a bloody battle between the Alphas (Republicans) and Omegas (Democrats). I never saw the ending coming, I thought it was classic Hollywood and then it took a sharp turn. Anyone who enjoys black comedy will love this movie!

lewiskendell 2012-04-29 10:30:36

Another example of a great idea resulting in a not so great movie.

"You think it's easy to look like a bearded tampon?"What a weird, odd, and ultimately underwhelming mixture Operation:Endgame ended up being. I was expecting a bloody action comedy with several really hot womenand a couple of funny/interesting actors playing rival assassins whoare out for blood, but instead I got a predictable, poorly scripted,ham-fisted critique on Bush-era intelligence operations. The great castwas really the only thing that made this movie somewhat worth my time.We've got Odette Yustman, Zach Galifiankis, Maggie Q, Rob Corddry, AdamScott, Brandon T. Jackson, Emilie de Ravin, Ving Rhames, JeffreyTambor...it's like someone asked me personally about all the actors I'dlike to see in a movie. Yet, they're utterly wasted on characters thatare terribly written. It shouldn't be possible to make a mediocre moviewith a cast this great, but whoever wrote the script certainly pulledit off.The majority of the jokes are unfunny (Corddry does get a few gems,though), the fight choreography is unimpressive, and the movie as awhole would have been better without the looping real-life footage ofPresident Obama's inauguration and the lame attempts to ground thestory in some kind of political statement. I'm all for messages inmovies, but Operation: Endgame goes about it without any subtlety orwit, and seemed a muddled mess as a result.  I'm giving this a high score than it deserves because I got someenjoyment just from the opportunity to see a few of the actors I'mquite fond of (good Lord, Odette Yustman looks fantastic in a tanktop), but I feel pretty comfortable advising others to just skip it,entirely. It's a shame that a movie with such potential ended upstumbling in the execution.

SnakesOnAnAfricanPlain 2012-04-27 04:01:13

Rogues Gallery (2010)

Officespace with violent eliminations. Operation Endgame sees the filmbegin with the menial chitter chatter and bickering you'd find in anoffice environment. It soon descends into violent chaos as theseassassins and spies have to off one another. The well placed humor soongives way to awesome fight scenes, enacted with blunt realism by it'smostly comedic cast. Barkin and Yustman are both incredibly sexy anddangerous, with Corddry cementing himself as an angry comic presenceafter both this and Hot Tub Time Machine. It is all brisk and quotable,and excels with some genuine surprises and the lack of guns asavailable weapons. The only downer is that the office relationshipssoon give way to the plot and action. An unexpected treat that nailsthe hilarity and action sequences with surprising competence and style.

gradyharp 2012-04-26 14:53:49

We can only ask 'Why?'

Why on earth was this movie made? The writing (Sam Levinson and BrianWatanabe) created a story out of a potpourri of potty mouth words andstrange instruments of mayhem (nearly everyone in the film getsslaughtered), and Director Fouad Mikati hired a group of actors toparticipate in this mess, and superimposed film clips of presidentsBush and Obama to make it seem pertinent. Sad. Apparently beneath the White House there is a group of crazies run bythe Devil (Jeffrey Tambor) and the Empress (Ellen Barkin) who controltwo groups - Alpha and Omega - to protect information about previousgovernmental faux pas. The members of these two groups are intent onkilling each other after using every form of foul language and behaviorknown. The Devil is murdered after he engages Operation Engame thatwill explode the underground facility and there is a rush to find a wayout before the cataclysm. The fighting groups are composed of actorssuch as Ellen Barkin, Rob Corddry (the only one in the cast that has aweak glimmer of interest), Zach Galifianakis as wee would expect in afilm this awful, Ving Rhames, Emilie de Ravin, Maggie Q, OdetteYustman, Brandon T. Jackson, Joe Anderson (who could be said to havethe lead role), and a troop of others who probably wouldn't mind iftheir names were not associated with this blood bath/toilet story.Perhaps some will find it a cult movie. For others, a few minutes isall it will take to realize you'll be wasting time finishing it. Grady Harp