This page contains reviews for the 2008 comedy film Tropic Thunder. The movie premieres on August 13, 2008, and stars Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black.Cinematical: Tropic Thunder Charges... (July 15, 2008)
Tom Cruise makes a cameo appearance in the film and is receiving favorable reviews for his performance.Variety: Tropic Thunder Review (July 25, 2008)
The movie received an overall critics' rating of 72 from Metacritic and a 84% from Rotten Tomatoes.
Cast Information
- Ben Stiller as Tug Speedman
- Robert Downey Jr. as Kirk Lazarus
- Jack Black as Jeff Portnoy
- Steve Coogan as Damien the director
- Bill Hader as Rob Slolom
Tropic Thunder Summary
Critics' Reviews
"Apart from startling, out-there comic turns by Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise, however, the antics here are pretty thin, redundant and one-note. But that note will strike a chord with a substantial, comic heat-seeking audience, particularly of the fanboy and combat-ready stripes, making for hefty late-summer biz." — VarietyVariety: Tropic Thunder Review (July 25, 2008)
"'Tropic Thunder' is truly a blockbuster comedy. I don't mean one of those movies that flies in under the radar and then blows up. This movie declares war on those films. It rides up, fires a warning shot, then charges in head on." — Los Angeles CityzineLos Angeles Cityzine: Comic-Con Film Review... (July 25, 2008)
"Oh, what a lovely war movie Ben Stiller and his platoon have concocted in 'Tropic Thunder'." — The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood Reporter: Film Review: Tropic Thunder (July 26, 2008)