In Brief:
The Hollywood machine and the archetypal characters that run it are skewered in " While certainly not the best, "Tropic Thunder" is one of the better funny films produced this year. Co-written, produced and directed by Stiller, "Tropic Thunder" is a parody of many war films such as "The Deer Hunter," "Apocalypse Now," and "Platoon. "Tropic Thunder" is a much better film than Stiller's previous directorial effort, the fashion industry send up, "Zoolander. Unlike "The Love Guru" or "You Don't Mess with the Zohan," "Tropic Thunder" improves as the movie progresses.. And for that, "Tropic Thunder" gets 3 war is funny kisses.
