Do you have to be a fan of the original “Entourage” HBO television series in order to enjoy the “Entourage” movie? Yeah most likely, or else you won’t understand who these characters are or why they do what they do. But will being a fan of the show guarantee that you will like the movie version? That depends on how low you set your bar for cinematic expectations. Because “Entourage” the movie is just an overly long, low stakes, lightweight episodic installment of the first world problems of people who are absurdly rich and hugely successful already.
In the television show, we started out with movie star to be Vincent Chase (Adrian Grenier) and his “entourage” of friends and they started out at the bottom, with minimal credits and experience and a long shot at “making it.” Over the course of eight seasons, they clawed their way to the top, and along with Vince’s agent Ari Gold (Jeremy Piven), they all became hugely successful one way or another, got what they wanted, and ended the show on top of their respective worlds. Vince is a huge movie star and gets married, his best friend and manager Eric (Kevin Connolly) has a successful agency, his brother Johnny Drama (Kevin Dillon) followed up two runs on successful shows with yet another successful show, Vince’s driver Turtle (Jerry Ferrara) has become a tequila millionaire, and Vince’s agent Ari has enough money to retire in Italy with his wife.Continue Reading …