One of the most tedious films of recent times.

It`s not funny, it`s not tense, it`s not endearing.

Bobby - Favreau - works days as a construction worker and nights minding girlfriend Jessica - Famke Janssen - who works as a lapdancer. But his life is dogged by his friendship with Ricky - Vince Vaughn - a socially inept loudmouth who can`t seem to realise what a loser he is. When Bobby`s jealousy gets the better of him and he takes a punch at one of Jessica`s clients he falls foul of her boss Max - Peter Falk. To make amends he agrees to go to New York with Ricky to do a drop for Max. Ricky takes to the high life of gansterdom with relish, oblivious to the dangers and the power of people like Ruiz - Sean \"Puff Daddy\" Combs.

I must admit I found Made one of the most tedious films of recent times. It`s not funny, it`s not tense, it`s not endearing - what is it apart from being an irritation? The internal logic of the film seems to be largely missing, I can only conclude that Favreau got carried away with Swingers and decided to work the same sort of buddy relationship further. But it`s to decidedly lesser effect this time around.

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By Margaret Pomeranz

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