The Greatest Beer Run Ever is a 2022 movie directed by Peter Farrelly (Green Book), starring Zac Efron and special appearances by Russell Crowe and Bill Murray.
An anecdotal movie about Vietnam that neither finds its own rhythm nor story.
Synopsis
Chickie wants to support his friends fighting in Vietnam, so he does something wild—personally bring them American beer. What starts as a well-meaning journey quickly changes Chickie’s life and perspective. Based on a true story.
Movie Review
This is an anecdotal movie about Vietnam that neither finds its own rhythm nor story.
The Greatest Beer Run Ever is a film that presents us to a character with little to do in life and suddenly in a bout of confusion decides to go to Vietnam with a backpack full of beer cans: anecdotal or surreal, or perhaps a bit of both, and at the end of the day, neither.
This is precisely the same that happens to the movie that puts itself in between drama and comedy (as Farrelly did with Green Book, although more successfully), and ends up becoming a movie that is not particularly funny movie, and as a war movie, well, we have seen better.
It is a movie that follows the trajectory of “I was passing by (Vietnam)”, but that does not quite seem to find its place in history. Similar to the character’s journey, or should we say, similar to “what happened to the war”.
The movie starts well, true, but it lacks a more engaging take, with more “gripping” scenes. To us it is neither engaging nor convincing, with its easy dialogue lines and simple premise that given the context it fails to give us really comedic sequences, or any grandiose war movie scenes, thereby becoming undefinable and weak in its approach.
Our Opinion
We give it a five out of ten, as the idea behind the story and screenplay is good, but unfortunately goes nowhere, so to speak.
Release Date
September 30, 2022.
Where to Watch The Greatest Beer Run Ever (2022)
Director
Peter Farrelly
Peter John Farrelly (born December 17, 1956) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and novelist, known for his work in the comedy genre with his younger brother Bobby, writing and directing films such as “Dumb and Dumber” (1994), “There’s Something About Mary” (1998), and “Me, Myself & Irene” (2000). After a twenty-year run of collaborations that culminated in the sequel “Dumb and Dumber To” (2014), the Farrelly brothers embarked on solo careers. Peter made his solo directorial debut with the period drama “Green Book” (2018), which went on to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards in 2019.
Cast
 Zac Efron |  Russell Crowe |  Kyle Allen |  Jake Picking |
 Bill Murray |  Will Ropp |  Archie Renaux |  Will Hochman |
| Ruby Ashbourne Serkis Christopher Reed Brown |
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