This movie was so hard to watch. It was painfully cringey, and literally like every line just was painful with all the second hand embarrassment. It's supposedly a dark comedy of some kind but I didn't really laugh once. I wouldn't say this was a bad movie, but I definitely did not enjoy it and it's not the type of movie most would watch for fun or for a laugh.
Rupert was the epitome of a gross, pathetic character. I literally hated him so much, and it's very hard for me to get into a movie when I don't like the main character; or any of the other characters. Like, I get why it's a cool movie and all, but it was physically painful for me to watch it for all the second hand embarrassment and I just really didn't enjoy it. The script was just awful; like, it was well-written and great in making me feel awful inside, but I hated how it made me feel. It was painful.
The only part I actually found a little funny was the call during the kidnapping with the cards and how they messed up. The whole movie leading up to that part and the rest after was all just the worst. I didn't like the opening scene either; like it set up the story, but it felt clunky, and cold, and it wasn't a very good hook. It didn't make me want to watch the rest of the movie, it made me want to turn it off and go watch Thor: Ragnarok instead. The scene of Rupert telling his monologue in front of the picture of a laughing audience with an ongoing laugh track behind it as the camera slowly zoomed out was also pretty good (of kinda freaky), and really finalised the idea that Rupert is crazy. I also have to give them props for casting. Everyone looked exactly like they should; Jerry looked like a big shot talk show host, Rupert looked like a creepy low-life, and Masha really looked like a creepy woman and she did a great job doing that role and making the viewer feel creeped out. So basically, The King of Comedy did a really really good job at making the audience uncomfortable, and yeah, it did its job, but I hated it. It was a very well-made movie. But I hated pretty much every second of watching it. So... good job I guess?
Warnings for The King of Comedy: kidnapping, guns, brutal second-hand embarrassment
Warnings for The King of Comedy: kidnapping, guns, brutal second-hand embarrassment