Sneaky Pete (2015), Margo Martindale, Giovanni Ribisi
You may be surprised to learn that in Amazon Video’s latest TV movie trailer for Sneaky Pete, Giovanni Ribisi is playing an ex-felon.
Directed by David Shore; additional key cast includes Marin Ireland, Margo Martindale, Shane McRae and Bryan Cranston.
My favourite of the characters Ribisi has played in the past all happen to be in comedies. There’s his portrayal of Frank Buffay Jr. – Phoebe’s younger brother in hit TV sitcom Friends.
More recently you can watch Ribisi as the creepy moustachioed dad character in Seth MacFarlane’s Ted (2012), and as the somewhat dim-witted Edward in A Million Ways To Die In The West (2014), also from MacFarlane.
You wouldn’t be blamed if after hearing the premise of Ted, your reaction was ‘Really? Please!
But then you learn a little more and realise that the movie is the brainchild of Seth MacFarlane, creator of Family Guy. He not only stars as the voice of Ted but directed and wrote it too. Suddenly, a film about a grown man’s wish to bring his childhood teddy bear to life coming true seems quite watchable.
Fans of the very successful Family Guy series would be the most excited (just a little more, perhaps) than fans of general good humour – particularly humour that’s silly and filthy in parts.
Also starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis, there’s plenty of funny dialogue. One of the key highlights for me is Donny, the character played by Giovanni Ribisi and his highly peculiar dance moves.
Lastly, who could forget the scene with all the ‘white trash’ names listed by Mark Wahlberg’s character?
