Ah . . . a comedy with some witty writing that doesn’t use a foundation of potty humor to get laughs.  Lotsa talent here.  Maybe Tom Cruise’s best comedic role of all time.  Sure there are some off color stuff.  I am no prude but I like some creativity with my humor. Any one can use dirty words and body functions mentions to get laughs (for some folks). Here you get the feeling they actually fine tuned most of the lines. The movie industry gives them plenty with which to work. Tropic Thunder is much fun.  [ RT ]

RT Synopsis: Ben Stiller. Jack Black. Robert Downey Jr. Comedy fans can start drooling immediately at the thought of these three funnymen joining forces in Tropic Thunder. The men star as a trio of actors whose filming experience in southeast Asia gets a little too real as they must become as tough as the characters they play to get out of a crisis.