Bert (Bert Kreischer/Jimmy Tatro) is a loudmouthed standup comedian. He's in therapy for his marriage and his angry teen daughter Sasha. He has always told a tall tale from his exchange student days in Russia about a train robbery, but few people actually believes the wild story. It's Sasha's 16th birthday and he's embarrassing her again. It doesn't help that his father Albert (Mark Hamill) has shown up. That's before Russian crime lord's daughter Irina (Iva Babic) takes both Bert and Albert hostage back to Russia. Bert's train story has some truth to it although his imagine in Russia has grown to be a legendary superhuman party animal.
I don't know anything about Bert Kreischer or his act. He apparently tells the train story in his real act. I don't know if it's funny or not. The premise of that story being actually true is a great jumping off point for the movie. I do want the robbery to be much more interesting. Nevertheless, I like the idea of a story having a life of its own unbeknownst to its subject. I like Irina. There could be more heart to her story and her resolution with her father. The movie fades in the second half, but I am really taken with the premise. I'm still not sold on Bert Kreischer. He's a less charismatic discount Kevin James. I really do like the premise.
I don't know anything about Bert Kreischer or his act. He apparently tells the train story in his real act. I don't know if it's funny or not. The premise of that story being actually true is a great jumping off point for the movie. I do want the robbery to be much more interesting. Nevertheless, I like the idea of a story having a life of its own unbeknownst to its subject. I like Irina. There could be more heart to her story and her resolution with her father. The movie fades in the second half, but I am really taken with the premise. I'm still not sold on Bert Kreischer. He's a less charismatic discount Kevin James. I really do like the premise.