Griff the Invisible Directed by: Leon Ford Starring: Ryan Kwanten, Maeve Dermody, Marshall Napier Rating: Not Yet Rated Release Date: August 19, 2011
TRAILER SCORE: 4/10
Thoughts by TSR: Nope, this is not a Michael Rapaport documentary about Public Enemy's inconspicuous Professor Griff, this is Leon Ford's Griff the Invisible, or as I'd like to call it: Kick Ass meets Charlie Bartlett.
Yeah, based solely on this trailer, I think that's about as accurate a descriptor as possible, though it looks much less sleek than Kick Ass and Kwanten looks much less likable than the lovable Anton Yelchin.
Too many trailer cliches bounced off the screen here. From the nerdy guy getting the pretty girl, to the cheesy over-the-top emotey music, to the "and then he did this outrageousness to his obnoxious co-worker," only to find that he was just fantasizing. Seriously, how many times have we seen that mechanism employed? Too many. I just imagined writing something truly horrific about this trailer a second ago, but guess what, I didn't, I was just fantasizing.
I can say one nice thing here: Maeve Dermody does look like she'll be able to carry the romantic scenes quite well. She's got a nice girl-next-door deal going.
The film itself might be a good bit better than its trailer, of course this could happen, but still, I'm skeptical that Griff the Invisible will be all that grand -- the entire premise seems to be flotsam from so many films before it. It just reeks of unoriginality. I'm none too stoked to see the film, aka trailer fail.