As much as I try to be open-minded about different kinds of comedy, I don't think I'll ever be an improv guy. Like, I can definitely appreciate how hard it must be for actors to make up their lines as they go along, but I think that's my very issue with the format: I can almost always sense that thought process as I'm watching it, which results in material that never feels especially authentic to me.
Still, if there's one troupe that can be counted on to win me over, it's gotta be Christopher Guest and his band of weirdos. I've loved Best in Show for a few years now, and while I wouldn't put this one on the same level, it certainly shares many of the same strengths. The casting is obviously wonderful (you could choose any of these people as the MVP and you wouldn't be wrong), and I appreciate the simple story, which never really gets in its own way.
Unlike Best in Show, however, I'm not sure that I'd call this one particularly funny (though it does have its share of moments; Guest's dance moves will likely never leave my brain). But I guess it makes up for that with a similarly affectionate outlook, which makes the whole thing a lot sweeter and more likeable than your average moc.
Grade: B
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