The Latest ‘Stuber’ Trailer Goes Retro
Stuberreceived a warm reaction at SXSW, and by most accounts, it’s pretty darn funny. And yet, every time I see the film’s title, I get angry. This may very well be the funniest damn movie in the world, but nothing will change the fact that it has an awful title. I’m sorry,Stuber– nothing personal, your name just makes me wretch. But hey, this new trailer is pretty amusing! It’s going for a somewhat retro vibe, even though the actual footage doesn’t look retro at all. Watch the newStubertrailer below.
Stuber Trailer
ThisStubertrailer kicks off with an older 20th Century Fox logo, and features funky music and ’70s-style graphics, going for a retro vibe. That’s fine, I guess – even if it doesn’t match the tone of the footage at all. InStuber, “a mild-mannered Uber driver named Stu (Kumail Nanjiani) picks up a passenger (Dave Bautista) who turns out to be a cop hot on the trail of a brutal killer, he’s thrust into a harrowing ordeal where he desperately tries to hold onto his wits, his life and his five-star rating. "
A work-in-progress cut of the film screened at SXSW, where /Film reviewer Meredith Borderscame awayimpressed. Meredith also mentioned the film itselfdoeshave a retro vibe, albeit one more akin to the ’80s and ’90s:
Depending on how you feel about action comedies of the ’80s and ’90s (I’m for ‘em),Stubermight hit just the right nostalgia chord for you, though the jokes feel freshened up for 2019. The laughs are huge, the action is major (did I mentionThe Raid’sIko Uwaisis in this movie? And not for nothing, so isMira Sorvino!), and it’s got a giant, goofy heart in the middle of it. Sure, you’ve seen this story before (although all the Uber references are certainly new), and intentionally so, becauseStubergives a big, joyful nod to the films that came before it, from48 HourstoRush Hour.
That description certainly makesStubersound better than any of the trailers have, so maybe this is a hidden gem waiting to be discovered.
Stuber, starring Kumail Nanjiani, Dave Bautista, Iko Uwais,Natalie Morales,Betty Gilpin,Jimmy Tatro, Mira Sorvino andKaren Gillan, opensJuly 12, 2019. There’s also a dog in the movie, and that’s always a plus.Stuber!
