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For the most part, they bring that notion off.
(Theres a meta joke about Mulls Kenney in the final moments that I wont spoil.)
(I think the late George W.S.
Trow was in love with him.)
(Its pronouncedDoe-nall.)
Theyre a sophisticated pair but also like kids play-acting sophistication.
Theyre constantly trying out jokes on each other while also looking to pick up girls.
Its a snotty white boys club, heavy on Ivy League types.
Thomas Lennons Michael ODonoghue is maybe the closest thing to a minority: Hes certifiable.
A little on the nose, but people who knew Kenney say he didnt seem long for this world.
He could never win the respect of his dad back in Klamath Falls, Minnesota.
Perhaps, the film suggests, Beard steadied him.
ORourke a bete noir of ODonoghue and others.
Joel McHale does well as Chevy Chase, though he seems too nice.
But snobs and idiots shut him out in the end and he hated the final movie.
The sudden conclusion of his life story is as unsatisfactory onscreen as in life which I mean as praise.
Its not particularly illuminating, but its far from futile.
