30 Minutes or Less 17/09/11

Following on from his success with Zombieland, Ruben Fleischer deals out an intelligent, funny and entertaining comedy. Jesse Eisenberg's delivery makes him captivating to watch and he is the perfect mix of geek and cool for his pizza delivery driver character Nick. It is Aziz Ansari however who is the out and out comedic triumph of this film, outshining McBride and Eisenberg by a country mile. Ansari until now has played small parts in comedy films and TV programmes but will surely now be handed more leading roles as a result of 30 Minutes or Less.

In comparison to Zombieland, (which I loved by the way) 30 minutes or Less doesn't really compare in terms of originality and character establishment. This is due to the script aiming more for laughs rather than commonsensical storyline. Even though this is the case, the amount of laughs you get throughout the 83 minute duration more than make up for this short coming.

This is one of those comedies you buy on DVD and throw on when you want to watch a film that will ultimately make you laugh but you don't have to worry about concentrating too hard. A new Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall or 40 Year Old Virginesque cracker to add to your collection. A perfect Sunday film!

The story line is utterly ridiculous but its concise duration makes sure that 30 Minutes or Less is fast paced, gripping, funny and entertaining. Due to its shallow nature, however, the jokes are unfortunately fairly forgettable. Zero phone checks though - I didn't have time!