Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

FrogGlace In other words,this film is a surreal ride.

Sharkflei Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

Humbersi The first must-see film of the year.

BrookeAWheeler This is a fictionalized account of an actual event, so I can't really say how accurately it portrays things, but one thing I am sure of: I have not laughed this hard at a movie in a long time. The chase scene with the main character on roller skates had me laughing so hard I nearly fell out of my chair.

Ian It's a stupid story about stupid, stupid people. It's not so much comedy as poor farce and slapstick and if you get one laugh out of the movie, good luck to you. Unless you're American as many reviewer seem to be, and apologies to any Americans who really do have a sense of humour. Yeah, I'm British!The script is awful with coincidence building on coincidence. C'mon guys! No surprise it took 4 people to pull it together! What a Smörgåsbord! Based on a true story? Yeah, like, someone robs a bank!Can not believe that Owen Wilson got involved in it. He's always good value and he's as good as he can be in this. Best of the bunch is Kristen Wiig but the acting is dire. There are a couple of ok cameos but most are too far OTT.Please, avoid!

Phillip Moss I don't know if I happen to just have different taste in things, but I can't honestly believe the reviews were as bad as they are. I thought it fit the bill as a comedy. It made me laugh. Comedy is such a subjective thing anyway. There isn't a lot of high-brow humor. That's okay. I loved the ladies in Ghostbusters and they're all here except McCarthy. Zack and Owen are fun also. It didn't make me laugh like The Hangover or Borat, but seriously most "comedies" that are targeted for the masses make me want to to stab myself. If you liked NTSF:SD:SUV, Rick and Morty, Children's Hospital or other things along those lines, I think this will do you just fine. I'll take my South Park to whatever canned laughter show any day of the week and this fits that bill.

Screen_Blitz Masterminds is one of those rare comedies that tackles a shocking true story that made national news headlines, and blends it in with goofy PG-13-esque humor. The brain behind this comedic endeavor happens to be no other than Jared Hess, the man behind such comedies like 'Napoleon Dynamite', 'Nacho Libre', and the critically roasted 'Gentlemen Broncos'. So what is the big story? It is the 1997 Loomis Fargo robbery which scored the headlines as to earning the title "the biggest bank robbery in American history". It is both a shocking and complex crime committed by wide cast of individuals. Now whether or not this movie succeeds on delivering the laughs and fun of this astonishing lies the big question. Boasting a talented comedic cast, this movie does not fail to spare some good laughs here and there, but sporadically falls flat in other places. The hit-and-miss ratio in the joke department is not too high, but certainly not low enough to make it a comedic bore. Set in 1997, this film follows Dave Ghantt (played by Zach Galifianakis), a 36-year old man working at mundane job as a guardsman for the Loomis Fargo bank. When he is convinced by his crush Kelly (played by Kristin Wiig) to pull an seemingly impossible task of robbing $17,000 in cash, he unexpectedly finds himself double-crossed by one of his accomplices Steve Chambers (played by Owen Wilson) who threatens to turn him in to the FBI. Upon fleeing to Mexico, Dave is faced with a dangerous encounter with a hit-man named Dave McKinney (played by Jason Sudeikis) who Steve hires to kill. There is only so much you can with a comedy picture starring a vast range of actors who each have had their fair share of satisfying comedic endeavors in the past. The most difficult task Jared Hess takes on here is effectively executing its true-story-based plot in a laugh-evoking manner while avoiding the restraints of its complexity. For the most part, he somewhat succeeds. But it doesn't quite make up for the occasional botched attempts at humor, especially when its peddling on butt jokes and slapstick humor. After all, everyone in the cast is only giving much to do with a script that places a limit on their comedic muscles. Boarding the center role is Zach Galifianakis who serves as the driving force of the story. Resorting to his "guy with an absent mind" typecast, his character maintains roughly the same level of stupidity as his character Alan from the 'The Hangover' trilogy, only it is less funny here. Of course, he does manage to score just a few good laughs every once a while. But arguably the biggest show stealer is Jason Sudeikis who lands the most laughs out of everyone in the cast. His chemistry with Galifianakis is surprisingly effective, even more than Galifianakis's glamor with Kristin Wiig and Owen Wilson (who is somehow never funny throughout the entire picture). The heist scene which marks the turning plot of the plot is finely executed and provides a good laugh or two. If you go in expecting something of car crashes and shootouts to add to the energy, you will certainly set yourself up for disappointment, although there is one major action sequence late in the film.Masterminds is a sporadically funny caper comedy with just a fair amount of clever and wit, but not enough a worth while picture. There are good attempts at laughs handed from such an appealing comedic cast, particularly Jason Sudeikis. By the end, the film is nothing remarkable nor does hit the high points of any of the cast members' careers.