Bradley Cooper Has (Accidentally?) Hilarious Compliment Of Vince Vaughn In 'Wedding Crashers'
Bradley Cooper sure has an interesting assessment of Vince Vaughn's performance in "Wedding Crashers."
As hard as it might be for some people to believe, the hit film with Cooper, Vaughn, Rachel McAdams and Owen Wilson came out nearly 20 years ago when it premiered in July 2005. Feel old?
The movie about two degenerates navigating their way through wedding parties is an all-time classic comedy. It's a reminder of what comedy used to be before the wokes destroyed it.
Gone are the days of "Tropic Thunder," "Superbad," "Wedding Crashers," "The Hangover" and similar movies.
Bradley Cooper reflects on Vince Vaughn's iconic performance in "Wedding Crashers."
Why was Vince Vaughn so incredible in the legendary film? Apparently, the star actor had no problem failing over and over again. He was so bad with some of his takes that it might have boosted everyone, according to the star of "The Hangover."
Cooper said the following about Vaughn's performance during a SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations program, according to Variety:
"Up until that point, I was always just trying to get it right on camera. Be present and get it right. I’m watching Vince Vaughn destroy a scene, just crush it, and then he wants another take. It was the scene where the grandmother is shooting him, takes the gun out and he’s running out. He’s just like, ‘I want to do another one.' In front of everyone…This huge crew and lights and it’s so nerve-wracking…And it was his willingness to fail. Watching Vince Vaughn…this huge tough guy, funniest guy, quickest guy…I was just in awe of this human, this man just failing, just willing to try anything. At some point he was just scatting and caught onto this thing and was doing this song. I loved seeing it, but clearly it wasn’t working. But it didn’t even matter. It was all of us watching this artist just explore with complete abandon. It was like a diamond through the middle of my head going, ‘That’s it! That freedom to just be absolutely willing to fail.’ It changed me forever. That was the moment."
Those comments from Cooper sure are something, and it's a classic example of a compliment that comes off as a bit of an insult.
Cooper is complimenting Vaughn by noting that he's not afraid of failure, and that's why he succeeds. It's not exactly a new concept.
Nothing risked, nothing gained. That's just a fact of life.
Bradley Cooper reflects on Vince Vaughn's performance in "Wedding Crashers." (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)
I mean, how can anyone read the quote below and not just laugh as if it's not just a huge backhanded compliment:
"I was just in awe of this human, this man just failing, just willing to try anything. At some point, he was just scatting and caught onto this thing and was doing this song. I loved seeing it, but clearly it wasn’t working. But it didn’t even matter. It was all of us watching this artist just explore with complete abandon. It was like a diamond through the middle of my head going, ‘That’s it! That freedom to just be absolutely willing to fail.’ It changed me forever."
Translation:
We were all in awe of how bad Vince Vaughn was while trying to crush it in "Wedding Crashers." I'm sorry, but that's funny whoever you are.
Imagine if your buddy asked you how he was doing at his job and you told him, "You're willing to fail and are failing so much that it's inspiring us all."
I'm not sure that'd go over well, but I'll try it this weekend with someone, and let you know how it goes.
If you haven't seen "Wedding Crashers," then I suggest you seek help because you're missing out. Let me know what you think at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.