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Of course, a film can be both.

Zac Efron in The Greatest Beer Run Ever.

This one, alas, is neither.

If they had showed the Battle of the Bulge on TV, wed have quit after three days.

Why does this matter?

If the movie doesnt care about its own protagonists motivations, what hope does the audience have?

What are we even doing here, guy?

Sure enough, one is set to leave that evening.

Hey, youre in luck!

This is the stuff of high-concept comedy so easy, so nonchalant.

Did it really happen this way?

Who the hell knows?

What matters is that it rings false onscreen, like an elaborate joke without a punch line.

AsThe Greatest Beer Run Everproceeds, an idea does come into view, albeit foggily.

Efron does come close, however.

And when nobodys talking,The Greatest Beer Run Evermanages to muster some power.

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