A Surprisingly Unforgettable Movie!

This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties. It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

Honestly, when I started watching this movie I didn't expect much and the rate on IMDb was pretty low (6.5), but something about plot pushed me forward so I choose to watch it anyway. Movie surely has overstep my expectations. It is not perfect but in this time when comedy lost it's way and became totally dumb I had a few good laughs and that was enough for me to rate 9. I would say that this is probably Joe Carnahan's finest work, and that he's done a nice job. If you are looking for movie that will be interesting, keep your attention for whole time, but still relax you and make you laugh than by choosing this one you shouldn't mistake.

To be fair to this film it actually does open with some promise; it draws us into the protagonists world and does start to help us to be able to identify with him somewhat. However, once the first few minutes are out of the way it just becomes crazier and crazier and more and more surreal.After establishing Stretch (Patrick Wilson) as a down on his luck pathetic figure the film then flits and bangs around all over the place - complete with lame cameos from David Hasselhoff and Ray Liotta. Their cameos may have actually improved the picture if they'd have been funny and/or if they'd have at least had a trace of self-awareness about them. Aside from the dumb cameos, the first half of the film lacks any real focus and takes an awful long time setting up the plot (which in itself was mind-boggling given how slim the material is with this film).I also couldn't shake this feeling that the picture was also trying way too hard at times to be funny; Chris Pine's performance is very good here and he is funny (for about 5 minutes), but his over-the-top antics actually start to become annoying very quickly. Ed Helms (who was excellent in the Hangover franchise) is given the thankless role as being some kind of dead adviser/conscience character for Stretch - again although I can't fault Helms performance his character annoyed the hell out of me and I never felt that he was necessary to the story.Even when the film does get going it's rather generic plotting was never strong enough to hold my interest. With regards to plotting then one could also address the vague and silly sub plot regarding Stretch and the PinkMinx - this felt like a dumb thing to tag on to the story and although the mystery (I'll use this term lightly) to this sub plot is revealed I never really cared for it to be honest because I never felt that I was given a reason to.Although the film clearly tries to be funny I just found it a little too wacked out, ridiculous and rather stupid, but sadly all of this came at the expense of anything remotely funny or interesting. All in all, it's a roundly poor effort.

Joe Carnahan's Stretch opened to zero marketing, no publicity, just quietly snuck onto iTunes and Netflix without any hooplah whatsoever. Madness. For me it's in the top ten of 2014. Carnahan, ever the inventive maestro, channels the feverish action and intensity he brought to his awesome Smokin Aces in this non stop night ride about a hard luck limo driver who's forced to take on a variety of weird, crazy clients in the hopes of one big tip that will help him pay off his sizeable gambling debt, due in 24 hours. So begins a breakneck roller coaster ride through LA's gleaming underworld of clubs, drugs, cops and oddities, and what a fun ride it is. Patrick Wilson, a wicked actor, plays the driver, who's also a struggling actor, a running gag which actually proves to be quite handy. He's excellent, with a snappy rappor, likable underdog quality and manic survival instinct when he gets in the hot zone. Jessica Alba nicely underplays his tomboyish dispatcher. The performance of the film however, is Chris Pine. He plays Roger Karos, the richest client of the night, a clinically insane, scotch guzzling, cocaine devouring S&M fanatic with a destructive wild side that's the highlight of the film. It's a mystery to me why Pine is uncredited, as he's like the second lead, but no matter, his loss. He gives us a crazy eyed, hedonistic prick of a brat that is the ultimate beautiful disaster. James Badge Dale is great as a cop on our heroes tail.Ed Helms turns in a mouthy, almost Jim Carrey esque performance as the ghost of the previous limo driver, a sassy voice of mocking conscience for our hero. Ray Liotta and Norman Reedus are great, showing up briefly as Ray Liotta and Norman Reedus. The movie deals with whether things are predestined, or whether we have a modicum of control on where are lives are heading, never really coming to a marked decision on the matter, but showing us a character who starts off as a maligned putz, who in a single night, takes the steering wheel of his life, makes a few violent jerks and elevates his dreary life into a plane worth living in. If that isn't a big eff you to fate, I don't know what is. Carnahan comes up with another winner with Stretch. I just wish it was better marketed, so more people knew about it upon its release.

As anyone who has seen Movie 43 will tell you , it doesn't matter how many big names you put in a film it doesn't make it any good . This is a mess of a film about a debt ridden gambler ( yes another one!)who drives a Limo and get's involved in all sorts of crazy ( not ) shenanigans with the police and the mob. Rammed packed full of well known actors , leading man Patrick Wilson is the only one worth watching here. Chris Pine and ed Helms are bloody annoying and Jessica Alba is only there for her silly smile. Although Stretch is by no means as bad as Movie 43 it is a stinker and deserves to be confined to the bargain DVD bucket.