STORYLINE: Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie defies documentary expectations, offering a wildly imaginative take on genre convention; a true-life tale told through a mix of animation and archival madness, all underscored by a classic cinematic road trip comedy. Tracing the enduring legacy of pioneering comics Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, the film features interviews, sketches, and never-before-seen footage spanning the duo’s five-decade career. The result is an unlikely story of friendship and fame, turmoil and defiance, rebellion and ultimately – redemption. (IMDb)

    Documentaries come in all shapes and sizes. Some are political. Some are fluff pieces. Some are short. Others are feature length. Mary are talking heads and use archieval footage to tell their stories.   Others tend to use reenactments to get their point across. Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie is a documentary that is a bit of a fluff piece that combines reenactments with taking heads and archival footage to pay homage to the career of the two comedians.

    When I first became aware of the feature film I was expecting one last stoner comedy. After all it is Cheech and Chong.  After doing my homework on the film I realized it was a documentary on the two legends. 

    The prrsebtatopm intrigued me. It was a road trip with the two stars looking back. Intermixed with the road trip we’re intervuews, news reals, animated re-enactments, footage from their films, abd behind the scenes clips.  The film buff in me enjoyed all of this.  The comedic aspects of this amused me as well,

    What really fascinated me was the behind the scenes from their films. The documentary got in depth.  It was more then just on how locations and casting but contracts abd fall out from those contracts. 

    The film is not only a look at a career of two comedians but a look at friendship that had its ups abd downs over the course of their careers. It added a a different layer of rrslism to the feature film.

   Not all films are what you expect when you go in.  Some are better when you come out, sone are worse.  I was pleasantly surprised at what I saw with this documentary. 

   Until nect time I will see you at the movies!