Justin and I saw Entourage on June 7, 2015!! Entourage follows "it" actor Vincent Chase, his half-brother Johnny "Drama" Chase, & his friends Eric "E" Murphy & Sal "Turtle" Assante and their life in Los Angeles. The show & movie give you a unique look into the world of Hollywood & how movies/television shows work through the actor's eyes and the eyes of agents like Ari Gold & studio heads like Dana Gordon. Entourage also focuses on the close knit friendship all four principal characters have going back to their roots in Queens, New York, as well as navigating the tumultuous road that relationships can take you on. The show is in my Top 3 shows of all time. I thoroughly enjoyed the movie as it was a huge homage to the show even with the opening credits. Much like the show, the movie showed incredible writing giving each character an intriguing story.
Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon, & Jerry Ferrara were all excellent reprising their roles. Besides Christian Troy & Sean McNamara in Nip/Tuck (interestingly enough produced & created by a name that comes up in E's storyline), E, Vinny, Drama, & Turtle, along with Ari are five of my favorite male characters of all time. Eric Murphy is my favorite character in Entourage, but at the same time everybody is awesome & truthfully it's one of the only shows where you actually like all the main characters. They have so many dimensions to their characters. Also, I just have to point out that Jeremy Piven deserves his Emmy awards-what an incredible performance as always by him. Throughout the movie, we follow the characters through Vincent Chase's new movie Hyde (looked really interesting & something I'd see in real life), E's relationship with Sloan (always some of my favorite moments in the show), Drama's constant struggle with finding success in Hollywood over the years (his story is a rollercoaster of emotion that ends in true VICTORY for him-well deserved & something long time fans of the show will definitely shed a tear or two for), Turtle (dealing with his new money & trying to woo Ronda Rousey), & Ari (juggling his personal life with his wife & kids & his role as head of Time Warner).
Every obstacle, wrong turn, & crushing moment whether it's Texas co-financier's especially Haley Joel Osment's Travis McCredle's vendetta towards Vincent & dislike of Drama's performance or Ari's head-butting with the studio, everything ends up working out. I like seeing that. When it looks like the Four Horsemen of Hollywood are going to be taken down, they rise above & right the wrongs. Doug Ellin did an awesome job presenting a movie that stays true to one of the best television shows ever created. The cast was phenomenal reprising their iconic roles. The storylines were well written & created a unique blend of drama & comedy lacking in so many modern movies. I definitely give this movie a 5/5. It's easily one of the best movies of the year for me. If you haven't seen the show, I highly recommend it. The movie does stand on it's own, but if you've seen the show you'll appreciate the movie even more. Looking forward to more adventure from Vinny, E, Drama, Turtle, & Ari.
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