The Godfather of Green Bay

Audience Reviews

View More

mick z @RT59400194 Aug 24, 2024 I did an Alexa voice search to watch the packers who are playing today, and instead of putting the packers on, it said "playing the godfather of Green Bay" I found t turn it off because I wanted to see what Hollywood did to the typical northeast woods type bar, in Wisconsin. I'm halfway through it and I'm unclear of the direction of the movie, not a strong plot or it's not prevalent enough. But I am having a few laughs and oddly at least around the time this was made, it's not far off. Lol See more Ben D @RT87620530 May 18, 2022 Back when comedians still wanted sitcoms, this mid-2000s road-trip comedy definitely has its moments. It's low-budget and leans heavy into the lowest denominator of Wisconsinite stereotypes, but also has interesting commentary on stand-up: being "authentic," prop acts, etc. The "Godfather" (Tony Goldwyn), the beloved local who reminds everyone he meets that he was once the best high school football players in Northeast Wisconsin, is quite the character — his line, "Go play my song. I want her to see me dance." Is pretty great, even if it's stupid that his song is "The Macarena". At first, the Mafia side-story felt unnecessary, however, the way it connected to the larger plot added to the "everybody knows everybody in a small town" concept. The penultimate scene of Joe (Pete Schwaba) getting bumped is jarring (+$1), but works. The actual ending is fine, I guess. If you like Thomas Lennon (Lt. Dangle from RENO 911), there's lots of him in it; if you like Bill Ponderosa from Always Sunny, Lance Barber is the "funny guy" to Joe's "straight man". It's only 90 mins and you'll def laught-out-loud at least a couple of times — at what exactly depends on your sense of humor. See more Jan 23, 2013 this is a strange little film following a hack comedian as he travels the circuit & falls into trouble, and love. See more May 13, 2012 This wasn't as bad as I thought this was going to be. See more Jun 24, 2011 This wasn't as bad as I thought this was going to be. See more Feb 24, 2011 This wasn't as bad as I thought this was going to be. Decent casting with especially with Thomas Lennon from Reno 911. There were a couple times whent he jokes fell flat, but when the jokes were on, they were good. Sometimes the story was alittle choppy and it did seem like a little too much to tie up the payoff. The payoff of the movie was too quick and it took away from the movie. Decent little movie though. See more Read all reviews

The Godfather of Green Bay

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING