The format is different, of course, but the absurd, sometimes almost intolerably hilarious brand of comedy that Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim delivered in five seasons of "Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!" hasn't changed a bit. The expansion of their unusual style from short, eleven-minute bursts to feature film length obviously constitutes an experiment, and as such it's inconsistent. But is this a funny movie? God, yes! (The scene in which Tim has enthusiastic but hysterically awkward sex with Twink Caplan while Eric gets Shrimmed should separate the true fans from the "X and Y were funny, but Z went entirely too far" types. This reviewer laughed 'til he cried.) Shooting "Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie" at a real ghost mall (Desert Fashion Plaza in Palm Springs) was a brilliant touch, planting the film smack in the middle of the chintzy '80s wasteland that's always been such an important part of the Tim and Eric aesthetic. 7 and 1/2 stars.
Review of Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
