Quincy Movie News The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard. Gets Reviewed

Over at Rotten Tomato this romantic comedy only gets 22% of the ratings. Although, the Brentwood Grove understands that many people over at the rotten tomato didn’t like this film. We wonder if releasing a comedy film in a down economy, about a used car salesman was a smart idea.

The synopsis of this comedy is simple and straight forward, in a down economy one car salesman steps up to the plate to sell as many cars whatever way possible. IMDb explains, “A smooth-talking jack-of-all-trades attempts to save a struggling car dealership from certain bankruptcy in this comedy starring Jeremy Piven, directed by Chappelle’s Show creator Neal Brennan, and produced by Will Ferrell and Adam McKay’s Gary Sanchez Productions. Don Ready (Piven) takes sales seriously; he’s always up for a challenge, and he parties as hard as he works.

Approached to help an ailing car dealership from falling into the red, Ready recruits a crew of his best men and descends upon the quiet town of Temecula determined to succeed. Before long the dealership is flourishing and Ready’s crew are kings of the roost, but what happens when the man who made his mint by hustling cars meets the one woman who isn’t charmed by his formidable skills as a salesman. Realizing this may be his one shot at true love, Ready starts working overtime to convince the woman of his dreams that he’s the best bargain on the lot. Has the hustler finally found his soul, or is he so locked into his anything-goes lifestyle that there’s no looking back? Ving Rhames, Ed Helms, James Brolin, and David Koechner co-star.”

The Brentwood Grove’s favorite scene was when one customer is at the car lot looking for a car. The customer notes that in auto trader the car is selling for $1,000 less. One of the salesman tells her to call the ad and buy the car. Unknown to the customer the ad was really to a different salesperson, who made it perfectly clear what “extras” came along with the car she wanted. By “extras” the salesman meant things that only belong in a silence of the lamb movie.

Even if this movie didn’t do well, the Rave Theatre in Brentwood has many more selections. Selections include blockbuster titles such as, Aliens in the Attic, District 9, Funny People, G-Force in Disney Digital 3D, and many more.

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