{"id":27056,"date":"2015-06-03T21:52:45","date_gmt":"2015-06-03T18:52:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/?p=27056"},"modified":"2015-06-03T21:53:37","modified_gmt":"2015-06-03T18:53:37","slug":"entourage-movie-review-does-it-live-up-to-the-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ngradio.gr\/en\/news-el\/diafora-en\/entourage-movie-review-does-it-live-up-to-the-hype\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Entourage’ Movie Review: Does It Live Up to the Hype?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Four out of five stars<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Entourage” is one of those shows you either loved or hated. Count me as one of the people who loved the HBO<\/a> series, though my interest waned over time. And, like many others, I really didn\u2019t think an “Entourage” movie would work. I was absolutely wrong.<\/p>\n

Vince (Adrian Grenier) has just annulled his very brief marriage, so when we first see him and his friends, they\u2019re partying on what looks to be a $100 million yacht off the coast of Ibiza with mostly women, many of whom are topless, and only a handful of guys. It\u2019s not long before Vince is on the phone with his former agent, Ari (Jeremy Piven), who\u2019s now the head of a studio and wants Vinny to star in the very first movie he makes. Vinny\u2019s willing, as long as he directs the movie.<\/p>\n

Cue Jane\u2019s Addiction! (The band\u2019s \u201cSuperhero\u201d is the “Entourage” theme song. In case you were wondering.)<\/p>\n

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Cut to Vinny and his entourage as the subject of a piece by Piers Morgan<\/a>, who has one of the many cameos in the movie. It\u2019s clever and amusing, but not hilarious. Don\u2019t worry, though, the hilarious is coming. The Piers Morgan piece serves as creative exposition and a nice setup for the rest of the action. See, Vince\u2019s movie is running way over budget and when they ask Ari, for the third time, for more money, Ari is forced to go to Texas to see the movie\u2019s financier, Larsen McCredle (Billy Bob Thornton<\/a>) and beg for more cash. This time, McCredle isn\u2019t just going to write another check. Instead, he dispatches his son, Travis (Haley Joel Osment<\/a>), a spoiled egomaniac, to L.A. to decide whether the movie is worth the investment.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, E, or Eric (Kevin Connolly), is no longer with Sloan (Emmanuelle Chriqui). But she is nine months pregnant with his child, so they attend Lamaze classes together while Eric, uncharacteristically, is sleeping with other women.<\/p>\n

As for the rest of the entourage, Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) is now in great shape and reaping the rewards of a well-executed business venture, while Johnny Drama (Kevin Dillon<\/a>) is hoping his role in Vinny\u2019s movie will change his life.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll leave the story there. This isn\u2019t a knock on the series but it turns out \u201cEntourage,\u201d the movie, may also be the best episode of “Entourage,” the TV show. It\u2019s hard to prepare anybody for the dizzying number of celebrity cameos packed into this movie, just about every one of which is great. You are going to laugh, a lot.<\/p>\n