Make him stop shouting. For the love of God and the spirit of Johnny Carson looking down and wincing, make Chris Rock stop freakin’ SHOUTING. Will someone please tell this guy that if your material sucks, then kicking it into high decibels doesn’t make it better; it just makes it louder.
An occasional amusing line is tossed in here and there, but most of what he says is achingly unfunny. During his man-in-the-street interview sequence, the twenty second appearance of Albert Brooks made it clear that Brooks is infinitely more qualified to host than Rock. Jesus, Edna Mode is more qualified to host.
It is painful to see time-saving bits like lining up all the nominees or bringing the Oscars to people’s seats, like pizza delivery, with a caste system that says some people belong on stage and others don’t, and then watch the show hemorrhage time with Rock’s routines and other lugubrious presentations.
Not to go all Comic Book Guy, but this is going to go down in history as one of the worst Oscar broadcasts ever.
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