I find Eric André to be a very funny guy so I was eagerly waiting for Bad Trip and I have to say this is one of the better hidden camera prank films.
Bad Trip is about two friends, Chris and Bud, who take a road trip from Florida to New York City so Chris can declare his love for his high school crush, Maria. However, the two are also being pursued by Bud's sister Trina for stealing her car.
I was excited for this film but a part of me was a bit anxious as to how it would play out. Hidden camera prank films are not easy to pull off but Bad Trip was well made. What I really liked about this film was how it didn't waste time to get from one prank to another. The film took as many opportunities as possible to set up elaborate pranks along the way and that's what kept the fun going. The pranks themselves were very funny with some being very shocking. The gross-out humour worked well and all the actors did a great job of making each prank convincing. Eric André is a great performer and does a fantastic job. I was worried about Tiffany Haddish but she was one of the best parts of her film. She played her role extremely well and it was funny to see people's reactions to her character. Lil Rel Howery doesn't have as much to do compared to André and Haddish but was good nonetheless.
What Bad Trip also does well is the way it interweaves the pranks into the story. The pranks weren't just there for the laughs as they also contributed to moving the story along and making use of all the locations. Not only were the pranks fun but the film was also a great study into seeing how the public would respond to the situations these three actors put themselves in.
Bad Trip was a good time. It's certainly not at the level of something like Borat which is far more comedic, intelligent and unpredictable but it's definitely one of the better hidden camera prank films I've seen.
Bad Trip is about two friends, Chris and Bud, who take a road trip from Florida to New York City so Chris can declare his love for his high school crush, Maria. However, the two are also being pursued by Bud's sister Trina for stealing her car.
I was excited for this film but a part of me was a bit anxious as to how it would play out. Hidden camera prank films are not easy to pull off but Bad Trip was well made. What I really liked about this film was how it didn't waste time to get from one prank to another. The film took as many opportunities as possible to set up elaborate pranks along the way and that's what kept the fun going. The pranks themselves were very funny with some being very shocking. The gross-out humour worked well and all the actors did a great job of making each prank convincing. Eric André is a great performer and does a fantastic job. I was worried about Tiffany Haddish but she was one of the best parts of her film. She played her role extremely well and it was funny to see people's reactions to her character. Lil Rel Howery doesn't have as much to do compared to André and Haddish but was good nonetheless.
What Bad Trip also does well is the way it interweaves the pranks into the story. The pranks weren't just there for the laughs as they also contributed to moving the story along and making use of all the locations. Not only were the pranks fun but the film was also a great study into seeing how the public would respond to the situations these three actors put themselves in.
Bad Trip was a good time. It's certainly not at the level of something like Borat which is far more comedic, intelligent and unpredictable but it's definitely one of the better hidden camera prank films I've seen.