It was Friday evening, I got home from work and planned on finally watching the newest episode of Better Call Saul. I sit down, start Netflix, the top header shows "Mindhorn". I become interested. I click to check what it's about.
A crazy killer only wants to talk to Mindhorn, a fictional TV Cop from the 80s. The former actor is coming back to save the day.
Sounds interesting enough, and as I am reading, the movie auto starts (Netflix, if you're reading this: Autoplay sucks. Please don't do that anymore!). "Ah well, might as well watch it."
88 minutes later...
"Wow."
Okay, I did not actually say Wow out loud, but that's what I felt like saying. Mostly because it was better than I expected.
No, it wasn't a modern classic. No, it was not a masterpiece of cinema. But it was damn entertaining. Mindhorn is basically Ron Burgondy from Anchorman, but with the backstory of David Hasselhoff. And it's hilarious.
The plot manages to be very simple, yet intriguing enough so you want to find out what will happen next. And while the main character might not be so bright, the movie is never completely stupid.
It's nothing people will celebrate in the next decades, but for that Friday Night, it was the perfect getaway. I'm rating Mindhorn 3.5 out of 5 stars and a like.
And after that I watched Season 3 Episode 5 of Better Call Saul and damn, give Michael McKean all the awards please.
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