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Mid90s (2018)

Before reading this review on Jonah Hill’s (True Story, War Dogs) directorial debut effort Mid90s, I ask that you watch this quick 90-second video that someone compiled about him and put on YouTube. It is heartbreaking and hopefully will change your impression of this living legend of an actor. Perceived for many years as being Hollywood’s next fat man, perhaps in the same mold as the gone-too-early Jim Belushi, John Candy, Chris Farley, Hill broke into Hollywood with roles in iconic comedies like Superbad, Funny People, Get Him to the Greek, Cyrus, This Is the End, 21 Jump Street22 Jump Street, Hail, Caesar, Knocked Up; movies that in one way or another accentuated his overweight character. And if you, like me, laughed at the jokes aimed at his weight in any of these movies and are feeling guilty after watching this clip, first of all, relax; you were supposed to. Secondly, reevaluate. It doesn’t take a genius to see that Hill has battled his weight throughout his career (he has numerous roles interspersed in his career in which he is thin).

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