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Even with Ferrell and Hart, "Get Hard" only dishes out soft laughs
There's a glimmer of what Adam McKay and company's usual comedic mix of awareness and absurdity are trying to do with the borderline questionable concept of "Get Hard." Handled with a smart and clever edge, the film could've been a sharp, funny mockery of race relations, stereotypes and the country's obliviously wealthy haves. However, handle it poorly - steer it down the path of lazy execution and easy gags - and, well, you get "Get Hard."