By Jason Greenough | Arts & Entertainment Editor
Right now in history, you are seeing the greatest walking punchline running for President in Donald Trump. The man is a goldmine for satire, and Will Ferrell’s website, Funny or Die(.com), is just the most recent outlet to get in on the joke, with “The Art of The Deal: The Movie”.
Parodying the best-selling book of the same name, written by Trump in 1987, the film features none other than Johnny Depp (weird, right?) donning pounds of make-up to emulate the real-estate mogul-turned-presidential candidate. The only difference between the book and the 50-minute short film is that film, in no way, really follows the book. The basis is only used to poke fun at the Republican frontrunner, and that they did. Quite masterfully, I might add.
Granted, Depp’s impersonation of Trump isn’t the best, but the comb-over and arrogant peacock-like strut is played off very well by him. It’s almost like Depp just did the role because of an utter disdain for Trump. Hilarity over Quantity. But I guess it wasn’t supposed to be great (or beautiful, if you want to talk like Trump). It’s just there to take almost an hour to completely rip this guy apart in every aspect of his life, and Depp pull no punches. It is just a constant assault on Trump’s Hollywood persona, without any remorse, and it has the ere of You’re Welcome, America: An Evening with George W. Bush, Will Ferrell’s one-man Broadway show, that worked as a final middle-finger to a disastrous administration. This one is right up there with it.
Of course, it’s not worthy of an Oscar or anything like that, but if you want a lot of laughs in a short amount of time, I suggest watching it. If you can’t stand Trump, I suggest watching it. If you love Johnny Depp, I suggest watching it. Seriously…is there anything that guy can’t do?
I give this a 9/10, as I feel it dragged on a little too long, but that is the only blemish. Watch it!
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