Must See: Tropic Thunder

The critics are swooning over Ben Stiller's latest flick, Tropic Thunder, hailing it as an inventively clever "barrage of scathing hilarity." The star of the flick is Robert Downey Jr.

Check this out from Roger Ebert, who, by the way, gives the movie 4 1/2 stars:

"All but stealing the show, Robert Downey Jr. is not merely funny but also very good and sometimes even subtle as Kirk Lazarus, an Australian actor who has won five Oscars and has surgically dyed his skin to transform himself into a black man. So committed is he to this role that he remains in character at all times, seemingly convinced that he is actually black.

This exasperates his fellow actor Alpa Chino (Brandon T. Jackson), a rapper who was born black and blasts Lazarus for his delusions. Alpa Chino (say it out loud) is like many rappers and promotes his own merchandise, notably Booty Sweat, an energy drink that keeps him going in the jungle."

Tropic Thunder was Certified Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes with 84 percent of the reputable reviewers giving positive reviews. I'm checking this out this weekend.