Sometimes the most unexpected delights come from places you wouldn't anticipate, particularly with simpler comedies. I approached “The Machine” with very low hopes—the initial impression wasn’t promising—but I was pleasantly surprised by almost everything it offered. It seemed like this film shouldn’t have succeeded and certainly didn’t appear destined to be as enjoyable as it turned out to be; however, it's one of t…

This film simply didn’t click with me. The movie begins with a rather unfunny stand-up performance from "Bert" (Bert Kreischer), which quickly devolves into an elderly Russian man firing at his television! At this point, I was on the same page as him. However, it turns out he's not just upset about the act; twenty years prior, this comedian stole a family heirloom from him on a train. Determined to recover it, he sen…