Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain
Concert Flick Features Highlights of Funnyman’s 90-City Tour
Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain
[2011]
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Rated R for sexual humor, ethnic slurs and pervasive profanity.
Running time: 88 minutes
Distributor: CodeBlack Entertainment
Film Review by Kam Williams
Good (2 stars)
Kevin Hart has enjoyed a tremendous surge in popularity lately after having
basically divided his time over the last decade between acting and making
the rounds on the comedy club circuit. He’s played the second banana in
dozens of films such as Not Easily Broken, Soul Plane, and Scary Movie 3 and
4 before landing a role as a leading man in 2011 in 35 and Ticking.
Also this year, the 5’4" funnyman embarked on a 90-city standup tour
entitled "Laugh at My Pain" where he brought his unique brand of
observational humor to venues all across the country. This concert flick of
the same name ostensibly features his act at its best, as it was recorded on
the last stop of the traveling show at the Nokia Theatre in L.A.
While undeniably hilarious in spots, the uninitiated ought to be forewarned
that Hart’s delivery is peppered with plenty of curses and ethnic slurs. For
example, in one bit about the children’s game "Duck, Duck, Goose," he
replaces "goose" with the N-word.
As for the subject-matter, most of the jokes are of the self-deprecating
variety in which the diminutive complains about having to deal with his size
and with being abused by various members of his dysfunctional family,
especially his father. Via personal reflections, we learn that Kevin was
left traumatized by his drug-addicted dad who never wore underwear ("You’re
gonna learn what a long dick looks like today") and who also threw him into
7 feet of water before he had learned how to swim.
Too bad the material is often needlessly raunchy, since Hart is colorful
enough to entertain without needing to rely on so many salty adjectives.
Brace yourself to laugh as much at Kevin’s profane language as at his pain!
Related Links
Kevin Hart Interview (July 2013)
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