Kenny Fischer has a review of 'Tropic Thunder' over at Collider. He likes it:
...Downey Jr. kills everyone in this movie. His line delivery is great, but the blank and cocky expression that follows all the jokes is gold.
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If you've gotten this far into the review you're probably the kind of person that's spoiled the entire movie and know where I'm going with this, but Tom Cruise is unbelievable in this. Who knew? He has amazing comic timing and his intensity works wonders in this context.
This really surprised me:
Matthew McConaughey's character and his arc actually gives the movie a lot of heart. It's a warm and unorthodox take on the profession and this is the most likable McConaughey has been in his entire career.
There's also a nice full-sized promo pic (reduced above). There's something in the shot I haven't seen in any of the promo material yet. Check out Nick Nolte's right hand:
Nolte's character has a prosthetic hand.
Okay, I checked around -- Nolte's character lost both hands:
