Entourage

Viewers who were enthralled by the eight-season run of Entourage on HBO will likely be drawn to this movie, a hedonistic Hollywood fantasy parodying the decadence and outrageous excesses of the entertainment industry. The film centers on movie star Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier); his clueless half-brother, Johnny Drama (Kevin Dillon); and their buddies: superagent Ari (Jeremy Piven), pizza boy-turned-manager Eric (Kevin Connolly), and driver-turned-tequila mogul Turtle (Jerry Ferrara). The plot picks up where the series ended, as the guys join Vince and a bevy of bikini-clad babes aboard his luxury yacht after his days-long marriage goes kaput. A newly-appointed head-of-production at a major studio, Ari wants Vince to star in Hyde, but Vince also wants to direct. Six months later and $15 million over budget, Vince still hasn't finished the film. A search for more money brings them to Texas oil billionaire Larsen McCreadle (Billy Bob Thornton) and his spoiled son, Travis (Haley Joel Osment), with the latter eager to visit Hollywood and bed model/actress Emily Ratajkowsi. Meanwhile, Sloan (Emmanuelle Chriqui) is pregnant with Eric's baby, Ari and his wife (Perrey Reeves) are in therapy, Turtle has become involved with MMA/UFC champion Ronda Rousey, and Drama's in crisis because his X-rated home video has been leaked online. On TV, the half-hour show zipped by, but director Doug Ellin's two-hour bromance drags, despite 50-plus celebrity cameos. Optional. [Note: DVD/Blu-ray extras include deleted scenes (19 min.), and trailers. Exclusive to the Blu-ray release are the production featurettes “The Gang: Still Rockin' It” (14 min.), “Hollywood, Baby!” (8 min.), and “The Making of Hyde” (5 min.), as well as a gag reel (3 min.), the character segments “Meet the Newest Member of Entourage” (2 min.) and “Lucas Ellin is Jonah Gold” (2 min.), and bonus DVD and UltraViolet copies of the film. Bottom line: a solid extras package for a forgettable film.] (S. Granger)