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Chris Klimek

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142 total appearances

Appearances Over Time

Podcast Appearances

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

He has a story credit on this film.

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

Now, I think we should all be well past the point where we're surprised that people who become famous and successful in comedy are...

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

Jim Carrey.

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

Mm-hmm.

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

This movie, this is, you know, again, 91 minutes with credits.

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

You're thinking that if ever we're going to elide the monologue that's kind of awkwardly shoehorned into the movie where we find out what kind of emotional baggage our hero is dragging around.

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

That's the only reason Lena Headey is in this movie is so that he can unburden himself emotionally.

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

to her over drinks, and then later revise the thing that he said so we get it twice.

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

I think that kind of backstory is of great use to an actor, right?

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

It's useful for them to know what they're carrying around.

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

The audience doesn't need it.

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

You know, like, that is why you get...

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

I mean, I said the same thing about Sandra Bullock in Gravity.

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

The movie stops for five.

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

I mean, another like tight 90 minute movie that stops as you could just like, here's why I'm sad.

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

Like, it's enough.

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

You're a good actor.

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

I get that you're sad.

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

It's actually deflating for me to find out exactly why.

Pop Culture Happy Hour
Normal and What’s Making Us Happy

Huge strike against what wants to be a svelte 90 minute good time.