Mark Kermode reviews Entourage

Mark Kermode reviews Entourage. Movie star Vincent Chase returns with his boys E, Turtle and Johnny Drama, going back into business with former-agent-turned-studio head Ari Gold in a risky project that will serve as his directorial debut. But with births, weddings, fights and financiers causing trouble along the way, the road to success is never easy.
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[@tantive4]

“When a cameo appearance by Piers Morgan isn’t the very worst thing about your movie, you’re in trouble"

[@PatTheBatmanFan]

You could use that as a formula in ore-production phase. The Piers Morgan Factor. Would a cameo by Piers Morgan be the worst thing about this film?” If the answer is “no”, back to the drawing board.

[@justmadeit2]

A Poem about Mark Kermode? I wrote one in good humour on here, to see it simply type in the search bar above..... My Ode to Kermode

[@darrylwynwilliams1760]

LOL 😀

[@TheReal7Bit]

"In terms of its gender politics, human centipede is more sensitive" hahaha. One of the best kermode rants I've ever seen, that's passionate hate in his eyes.

[@mrmcd6787]

Mr. Tulip Pure total Mr Tulip, that line made me laugh out loud too.......

[@mrmcd6787]

Or on the Posters, unfortunately most punters would see that as a positive....... Yeah! gotta see that movie....!

[@lorenioooooas]

The irony is Entourage are actually the oppressed and the minority here, how many shows or movies are actually for masculine, heterosexual males, look at all the sitcoms, the wives rule over their husbands and are always right. Don Draper type men and Tony Soprano style men always have bad consequences. Most films, show the women and gay men etc, as the great guys, and the macho men as idiots and stupid. So the irony is the Entourage fans are actually the ONES BEING OPPRESSED. THEY ARE ACTUALLY THE MINORITY. Very few unapologetic shows, that just show men being men, and no negative consequences happening. Directors/Writers are usually scared of liberal politics, to do anything like that, you guys act like you're so oppressed, but I can name about 50 shows that are shown in the perspective of liberals, women etc.

[@lorenioooooas]

***** I get what you mean though, when I first watched Entourage I stopped at the end of s1 it was too shallow, no true meaning, but then I started binging it again, and it was fun, because I watched it for what it was, a fantasy, just girls, parties, etc, also Jeremy Piven is great as Ari Gold. If you try to find deeper meaning into it like it's Breaking Bad or something, then obviously you'll be deeply disappointed, but it's an easy show to binge watch when you're home sick or something, no one is ever in danger of dying, the world is not in danger, etc, it's just a case of who vince bangs tonight, you can shut off your brain for 20mins an episode, and just enjoy. I think Doug Ellin knows this as wel, he knows that his show isn't deep, it's just about the characters, and the real thing is LA really is THIS shallow, so this is more of a documentary, actors really do go around banging girls, and just having fun.

[@lorenioooooas]

***** Actually there was more in the rant, and it seems I'm right about what I said, because you never replied or argued back, of course you'll call me a crybaby again, and go ahead, it's the internet. It's a lot more immature, to resort to personal attacks, when you know you have no defence. I'm more interested in the debate, and I've won that, as there was no argument back so that's all I care about. Goodbye, and I'll be muting the conversation.

[@underwaterlady]

kermode is basically describing 80% of american reality tv and mainstream pop culture

[@Ben-nr2rm]

An example being all of their sitcoms being 26 'seasons' long.

[@angelac2757]

This is why Kermode is my favourite critic.

[@Togutas]

Angela Chan Why? Because he gives 1 minutes worth of critique and then decides to rant on about entirely subjective flaws like the gender politics and capitalist porn aspect? I do like kermode but this is just self indulgent and seems to focus too much on ideological critiques rather than giving any information on the film at all.

[@morkus26]

Togutas Good point.

[@PayneToTheMax]

Togutas But cinema is inherently ideological, and a film that indulges in such dangerous glorification of a certain ideology necessitates discussion of such, in my opinion.

[@Togutas]

PayneToTheMax What do you mean by 'inherently ideological' sure, you can express ideology through cinema, but what makes film inherently ideological? Also your use of 'dangerous glorification' demonstrates how entirely subjective it is. Yes mention it by all means, but for god sake 7 minutes of bashing on saying nothing but 'this is against everything I stand for' is NOT a good review. It does not inform a large amount of people on the qualities of the work. It focuses on a very niche area of critique that would not be out of place on a feminist/ancap review site certainly, but on a flagship radio show, it serves very little to inform the audience. Its just a bad review through and through. Sure its entertaining, but damn its so ideologically driven that the review is utterly useless if you wanted to know anything objective about the film apart from kermodes political response to a film. Unless you trust Kermode whole heatedly there is nothing in this review that gives you any information that would help you to decide whether you would like the film. Its sounds more like a shitpost than a proper review. But hey, no one actually wants informative reviews this day it seems. Its a shame as kernmode is incredibly cine literate and is one of the most established critics in the industry, he should be way above this.

[@angelac2757]

Togutas Yes but Kermode makes it clear that that's his perspective. Personally I like that he addresses class, gender and race politics more than other critics.I think it was in his review of "27 Dresses" where he said "everything is political" in response to a broadcaster (not Simon Mayo, but someone substituting for Mayo) who said Kermode was taking things too seriously

[@trevorbarre5616]

Get off the fence, Mark.

[@max9991ful]

Very good haha

[@KydzPlays]

5 seconds in “I hate it, I loathe it, I despise it, I detest it, I feel contempt for it” lol.

[@Amethyst_Friend]

@@KydzPlaysI heard that

[@MaryNuttall2008]

😂

[@robwilson6748]

2:58 is the tipping point. "Cars, cars, cars... boats, boats, boats..." After that point Kermode's voice never settles again. Terrific.

[@sadsalidhalskdjhsald]

I love it when Kermode gets angry.

[@ohthepeppers]

_"Well....."_ one word, and you know where Kermode's review is going :P

[@CS-mo7xp]

ohthepeppers haha, yes...

[@intruder313]

ohthepeppers Sometimes we just get a great big opening sigh and we know we are onto another classic rant!

[@TheCreativekitty]

intruder313 I know! You sort of settle into your seat and wait for anticipation after the opening sigh!

[@JuliaBrown-te9dp]

Great, even in 2020. This rant just gets better with time.

[@katyspry7619]

I always come back for the lols! Best film review ever!

[@alangray6961]

@@katyspry7619 have you seen Mark's review of Sex and the City 2? Its also hilarious.

[@katyspry7619]

OMG @@alangray6961 you are psychic I watched it last night! I watch it every few months, again for the (lockdown) lols!

[@rorywhyte6722]

I like to watch this once a week, keep my head on straight!

[@JuliaBrown-te9dp]

@@alangray6961 LOVE IT! Every once in a while I go on a Kermode Rant bender. Entourage. Sex and the City 2. Transformers (many of them, but I prefer Dark of the Moon). Bride Wars. Pain and Gain. Mark's rants perk my day right up.

[@mrsundaymovies]

Dead on.

[@alastairbowyer7936]

dick head

[@Hurley815]

When two universes colide.

[@shihabrahman6502]

Mr Sunday Movies Michael Joseph Jackson didn't even wanna be in this movie

[@gazhazzler1916]

Yeah I had a friend who recommended Entourage to me, he thought it was great, I absolutely hated it and stopped watching after 2 episodes. They made it into a film?

[@jasonschmucker]

I had fun with it.

[@BackToBasics90s]

...And on a second viewing of this, something else has hit me even harder than Mark's glorious full-steam rant. The fact that Simon is absolutely silent for the entire review, which i honestly cannot remember ever seeing once. That alone speaks volumes.

[@ZuluRomeo]

Re: POTC3, not only was Simon silent, he even got up and left halfway through xD

[@TeamBombersportsUK]

Zion Ravescene And read the newspaper, started whistling to himself, and I think started doing a crossword :P

[@IanTaylorTravels]

fadsokjfbjdvsnbjsd12 Haha! Yes he said he hated it first as he saw if before Dr K!

[@stevethomas74]

MainlineDnB I actually found that funny. Well, funny as far as Mayo-naise goes. Normally, he irks me something silly

[@wrmty56413]

+MainlineDnB Simon knows that, in centuries to come, Mark Kermode's review of "Entourage" will be remembered in the same hushed reverential tones as Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and Martin Luther King's "I have a dream..." speech.

[@ZuluRomeo]

He starts off in understated, quiet furious, "I'm not mad I'm just disappointed" mode, but very gradually, then quickly, steps up into The Full Kermode. One of the great classic rants of our time.

[@streetstruck8951]

Only here because it was his number one worst film of the last ten years. Had to watch it again.

[@Tymbus]

Me too!

[@johnphilipashton]

Me too

[@Tymbus]

@@davidjames579 Doug Ellin, bur Mark Kermode hated it so much, it might as well have been!

[@pietrpiepir6444]

I saw this...thing when it first came out, and as someone who worked in and around Hollywood, even I found it an unholy experience.

[@talkingeclectic4540]

I don't think Mark was clear. Did he like the film or not

[@robmoss8198]

10/10 for use of "Moral torpor".

[@tommyc199]

I wish more people had Kermode's integrity... Fantastic.

[@SuperMookles]

A dying breed, sadly

[@lornaginetteharrison414]

Sometimes, after an especially awful, stressed-out week, all you want to do is sit back, kick off your shoes & relax by listening to a particularly fine vintage bottle of pure, unadulterated "Kermodian Rant"!

[@ChiefRepublic]

I clicked on this hoping to get a Kermodian rant. I wasn't disappointed.

[@cygil1]

I'll give it Kermode credit: he hated SATC, he hates Entourage. He's consistent.

[@MaskOfMetal94]

Perfectly balanced, as all things should be.

[@WobstaCat]

it must be hard not to swear on this sometimes

[@StonedCabbage]

I honestly never noticed that he didn't, the way he rips apart a piece of cinema he doesn't like it feels like he did lol

[@adriandurlej9266]

"i really do hate it" ah i hate when mark sits on the fence like this.

[@floragosling84]

This guy makes reviews that are more interesting than the films themselves - Hurray!

[@Starzagal]

This is by far the best Kermode rant I've ever seen. He's so on the money about nearly every film and clearly an incredibly astute and intelligent man.

[@bankruptbritain6103]

I must admit I never used to like him but now realise how wrong I was. He's great!

[@ZuluRomeo]

EntouRAGE

[@currencyofgrace]

"I do hate it. I absolutely hate it. I hate it. I loathe it. I despise it. I detest it. I feel contempt for it. I just... everything about it rattles every one of my cages" Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand we're back. I was starting to lose hope.

[@angrynorway]

"A comedy with no jokes" would be great in the poster.

[@OllyRoberton]

Kermode is the master at plucking out words from his mind to encapsulate the utter loathing and contempt he has for certain films, but you can often hear how even he, as a man of words, sometimes seems unable to conjure terms that quite measure up to his horror.

[@finze1]

I visit this one a year just to cheer myself up.

[@GreenGretel]

He took his rant to the next level at "FOUL, SOUL-SUCKING, HORRIBLE VACUUM OF VILE EMPTINESS!" XD One of his greatest reviews.

[@tardiscrew6766]

Who's here in 2019 to rewatch this amazing rant

[@iannelson5933]

Why the hell do you want to know this?

[@timsplanet2]

No. I’m here in 2027. I invented time travel and this is the only thing in the future worth seeing

[@TheKamikazenaz]

@@timsplanet2 Oh hell.. I'll explain 1. You're here *from* 2027. You're *in* whatever year you're in, which was the year you wrote it. 2. If you have time travel then "This is the only thing in the future worth seeing" is different from "In the future this is the only thing worth seeing". 2. a {minor} You don't have to invent time travel to use it. I assume you currently (in this year; not in your 2028) use stuff invented by other people.

[@kaross29]

Mark, you're my hero

[@Thomas_of_the_forest]

Anyone else back from his worst films of the last decade?

[@mauvem]

Strangely, no Adam Sandler.

[@dashuntas.m4045]

He condensed everything I felt about the series and movie but couldn’t quite express.

[@EpifanesEuergetes]

This never gets old. One of Dr. Kermode's best.

[@tommyhowsthepeeping]

simon's face throughout the review is heartbreaking he looks so sad and angry and you could really hear how he hated the film in his interview with Jeremy Piven

[@PatTheBatmanFan]

Bob Taylor some of that could have been simple hatred for Jeremy Piven. It’s completely natural and understandable.

[@rijamor]

I love Mayo's face: "here we go again".

[@matthewmcrightallright8232]

I've never been as emotional for anything like Mark is right here and i have children.

[@Luvie1980]

I love the intro to this: "I hate it." Entourage is Sex and the City for men, plain and simple. And I do not care who I offend with my comment!

[@robertoflores4925]

As a straight man, i totally agree with you. I hated this movie.

[@robertoflores4925]

@Ryan Akwar yes it is, both shows and movies celebrated excess, opulence, and giving people false fantasies that are expensive and unattainable

[@dmo8895]

This could not have been put across more perfectly

[@NPA1001]

Simon doesn’t interrupt when he knows Mark is 100% correct.

[@Geraint3000]

Possibly the greatest film review of all time.

[@Redem10]

"it's no suprise, I hate it" this going to be good....worst than Sex and CIty 2....man if I ever can see it for free I am checking it out

[@Luvie1980]

Redem10 I loved it when Mark started off saying that.

[@icrowbot]

Redem10 unfortunately it's not bad in an enjoyable way. if you're not a fan of the show you're just going to be checking your watch.

[@tarquinmahoney1932]

icrowbot unlike mr kermode... watching him tear these vacuous hollywood fuckbags to pieces is like a gift from god...i am now approaching the play button like a kid toward a big christmas present. 1, 2, 3 and vitriol!

[@Luvie1980]

ogfunk187 Jeremey Jahns is a bit of a hack to me and I am not a hater, I used to be a subscriber of his, but I lost interest in his reviews. I know, Kermode is a legitimate film critic. In my opinion he is comes second to Roger Ebert.

[@robbieo79]

Tarquin Mahoney So, after wading through all of your pseudo-intellectual twaddle, what you're ultimately saying is that you let Mark decide which films you like! You should try thinking for yourself.

[@DavidPackluvr]

This is my first time to see a Mark Kermode review. My 24 yr. old daughter sent it to me. She and I have no interest whatsoever in this movie, but we are so glad to have found this wonderful reviewer and he certainly has our utmost respect and admiration for this beautiful, poetic review, not only of this pathetic movie, but also of the entire society of shallow, lame wannabe mindless, vile brats. Thank you SO much, Mr. Kermode! Brilliant indeed!!!!

[@edmoore]

He gets a bonus point for speaking as the whistle went without a single interruption.

[@ForIorn]

Can't believe no one dinged in with boats boats boats, must have just been in awe

[@ElFrankElTank]

Kermode at his finest. Brilliant.

[@DoctorPompidou]

A playlist of rants? How the hell did I not see this before!

[@late_privktorian_era]

I had a feeling in my gut mark was going to turn this into another absolute classic rant and i was not disappointed

[@fariddamasio7880]

"I think this is a piece of propaganda and will be seen as such and rejected as such." Great prediction. While Entourage earned about twice its box office, this is typically what a film needs to do just to break even. It was not a mass success.

[@mouradm.8772]

They didn't it to be a mass success ! The show was aired on HBO, so you Know...The film was still in the cinema, they were Talking about the sequel

Mourad M. Films aren't made to not do well, the whole idea is to make money. It didn't really do well at all.

[@mouradm.8772]

Chris Williams You might be right : Budget: $39 million (gross) $30 million (net) Box office : $49.3 million

[@rickybaillie4222]

Sometimes I like random comments so people come back to watch this

[@KazzKarenLewsader]

Thank you for your heartfelt comments, Mr. Kermode. Spot on!

[@spleenbeachboy1]

find someone who loves you as much as Mark hates this film

[@louiscartman4811]

I wish he wouldn't sit on the fence I'm really not sure if he liked it or not

[@michailchambers]

louis cartman " i loath it, i hate, i despise it..." how much more convincing u need?

[@cliche3861]

It's sarcasm

[@filmstarterproductions]

Whoa. This is one my fy favorite reviews by Mark to date.

[@nickstoli]

I, for one, am glad the movie was made, just for this review.

[@CC3GROUNDZERO]

"I do hate it." Just the way he says it cracks me up every time. It's almost as good as when he said "It's ghastly" at the beginning of his Sex and the City 2 review.

[@HulllkSmash]

So what would you give it out of 10 Mark?

[@RadonX9]

***** MINUS 50

[@lordhoot1]

***** "Horrible vacuum of vile emptiness... 7/10"

[@HulllkSmash]

RadonX9 lordhoot1 PurushaDesa ***** i can't wait not to see this 'film'. Kermode is King.

[@Onmysheet]

I'd say a 3/10

[@ashish2184]

i want to give this guy a hug..

[@MarkStark-dx9dm]

I've watched this review several times and I keep coming back to it.

[@tardiscrew6766]

Same

[@SirDrunkalot1]

"Human Centipede is more sensitive" - Nice!

[@rossmcintosh6090]

Laughed so much when I first heard this and it still makes me laugh now. 'Cars and bumpers and cars and bumpers'

[@aayzajm]

The thing that really struck me about the film was that not only did none of the characters have any progression in it, they actually regressed back from how they were left at the end of the TV series. Even though Season 8 was very poor, by the end Vince was married, Drama had his own show and E was with Sloan, by the start of the film all of that has been undone and they're back to almost one dimensional caricatures of what they ever were. Also although the show had a lot to do with excess, at the heart of it Vince still had a lot of integrity and the characters weren't quite so reprehensible. They were a group of friends who had the ball and were making a run for it in Hollywood. He turned down millions to follow his passion project and walked out on a project when the studio compromised its original vision. Seems like they forgot all that in the film and just went the easiest, cameo ridden, 1 dimensional route they could.

[@MrSamDeeds]

"In terms of its gender politics, Human Centipede is more sensitive." ROTFL

[@666deadman1988]

It's been too long since we had another classic Kermodean rant, and it's a welcome return.

[@RiC_David]

Within the first ten seconds of this video I had the perfectly inverted reaction Mark had to Entourage. I _love_ this guy!

[@citizenwolf8720]

Brilliantly said Mark. Not just a cutting review about a vacuous movie but also a deeper insight into society and what we should aspire to.

[@ugeine]

I've never accurately been able to vocalise why I watched the first four series of the tv programme while subsequently hating it until he started exclaiming 'Where's the joke?!?' Fantastic.

[@absorbcreate]

If there's a KZbin playlist somewhere of Mark's Top Ten Rants, I think we have a new contender for number one.

[@ZuluRomeo]

I dunno, SATC2 will always be a hard one to top. xD

[@stirlingattfield7678]

+absorbcreate There is mate, have a search for it. Bilious loathing at its finest.

[@absorbcreate]

Hell hath no fury like a Kermode scorned

[@MattJames1958]

I love it when comrade Kermode appears

[@ahole5795]

I love it when Mark goes off on a rant.

[@DUFMAN123]

He is beautifully descriptive, I love it!

[@gymdave199]

I would love to hear Mark do a review of the bbc's recent documentary: inside Dubai

[@BIGSAM-O-A]

I watch this from time to time and its always brilliant

[@ChernovFan100]

I feel like Entourage is Sex and the City 2 but focused on males rather than females.

[@somberlight]

ChernovFan100 pretty much.

[@notworthyourtime9799]

It really is the opposite side of the same coin. The main difference being Sex In The City 2 has the misguided and wildly off the mark attempt at championing feminism, while Entourage just goes full bore into serving up it's idealized view of success, this time all of the female characters are portrayed as objects instead of caricatures. Shot in a similar fashion, with the conspicuous leering at "all of the things you want": Cadillac cars, shiny watches, hot sluts, in addition to everything that companies paid to market through this movie. Entourage paints a very dim view of what it thinks you value, because it is literally a scheme to sell shiny things to vapid idiots. Any entertainment you derive from watching it is secondary to the film's purpose.

[@laughingachilles]

ChernovFan100 Forget the way the women are portrayed, Kermode hit it on the head when he criticizes the idea that we all want this glamorous Hollywood lifestyle. Many people see that kind of lifestyle for what it is, a glittering treasure chest which turns out to be empty. The celebration of empty bullshit is destroying society, just like every other empire that has collapsed, the final days are a celebration of decadence.

[@jonny5779]

I find Mark's Rants to be quite enjoyable and funny, but i must say this is the notable exception...i could feel my heart breaking in half for the man when i saw this video.😞💔 Part of me wanted to give him a hug...i felt really bad he had to suffer through that.

[@llcooljaz]

Bravo mark! Amazingly cathartic review, I live for such honest words from the amazing doctor

[@supersatanic]

YES! KERMODE BRINGS HIS A-GAME!

[@indobleh]

Quite possibly the best Mark Kermode review ever

[@aenamabag]

David Lynch should remake Entourage

[@JoseCortes-on6uy]

A classic Kermode rant for the ages. His very best yet.

[@Soledata]

So glad to hear someone say it.

[@MrBdiddypop]

It's interesting, the series came out in 2004 and during that time the whole "bro" culture was a lot different. The "Me Too" movement (which happened to kill Jeremy Piven's career) would make a show like this not quite fly today. I think the Kermode would of liked the movie if Vinnie's movie flopped and he lost representation and ended up doing some off-broadway show in Brooklyn. And his entourage had to break-up and actually get their own lives and not hang on to him anymore. Now that, would have been an interesting movie.

[@crazyrabbits]

The problem with Entourage is that it was always more Jeremy Piven's show than any of the other actors. He always had the most interesting storylines (the firing and formation of his own agency, the Adam saga, the "will they, won't they" relationship with Dana, the interactions with his staff and the merger/culling/realization of how important his family is). In seven seasons, hardly any of the other guys got much of a story arc besides Eric, and even that was largely focused in the final season. I attempted to watch the series a few years back and only got halfway through the first episode before I bailed - it just smacked of immaturity and the same motions being repeated over and over (boys meet hot girls, lots of sex, thumb-nosing Hollywood insider references directed at audience, etc). I was content to watch all the Ari parts on KZbin and call it a day. Based on what Mark says in this video, it sounds like this is just another episode stretched out to a feature-length film. I would have been more interested in an Ari-only film where he juggles being the CEO of a major media company with his family life and celebrities who pass through.

[@nickm8874]

crazyrabbits how could you possibly know that, without watching the series? I suspect you’re lying and you did actually watch it all. And probably enjoyed it

[@DandyLion662a]

Thumbs up for another of Mark's nuanced, enigmatic reviews.

[@sophienoor1959]

I'm actually standing up and applauding out loud. Thank you, Mark!!! Spot on!!!!

[@OzgeOlcay]

this was such a brilliant rant!

[@Gino007ish]

Kudos Mark for enduring it to the end, I watched this on a plane and still wanted to get my money back. I had found the tv show to be an easy watching time filler but I could only endure this for around 10 minutes. As soon as the Peers Morgan appeared it was too much to bear any more.

[@georgelubomirov8931]

Man, I love it when Mark rants.

[@meio4744]

A rant! Been waiting a long time for one.

[@MoreGore]

Epic rant from Mark, thank you

[@aseriesofshorts7099]

This man should run the country.

[@kitty2katty]

I love the way the other guy just sits there and listens. Go Marky Mark!

[@mattattack1986]

Man very rare for me to 100% appreciate a critiques review.

[@annejohnson5875]

I love this analysis. Spot on!

[@seanpercival8897]

On Rotten Tomatoes this review would get 100% from both critics and audiences alike.

[@VERMISIMILITUDE]

I love you Mark for this perfect review. A golden review!👍👍👍👍

[@kodzos]

We've been waiting a long time for a good old Kermodian rant!

[@mauvem]

Ah, I love this one.

[@JackOsborneFilm]

Felt exactly the same way about Wolf of Wall Street - great review Mark.

[@JackOsborneFilm]

I never felt a legitimate connection to the character - and unsympathetically struggled through 3 hours... That perhaps sought to expose a scum bag (who essentially gets away with it), when in fact I think it glorified the lifestyle to most people, who aren't avid film fans.

[@JackOsborneFilm]

***** Completely fair points - it just didn't sink with me

[@MattJames1958]

The old Trot is really coming out in him here, and I love it

[@Sevansmedia]

yes! an old school kermode rant. been too long