ENTOURAGE is Back with MEDELLIN

With it’s third season ending just two weeks ago, ENTOURAGE returned last night with its season 4 premiere. An episode unlike any other, the viewer was given a behind the scenes look of the making of Vince’s passion project “Medellin”. Shown through the eyes of a documentary film crew, we get to see the film unfold from the moment the crew lands in Columbia up until the last shot of filming. And yes, we actually got to see Vincent Chase do a little bit of acting.

Eric showed he has a real future in producing by supporting the creative ideas of director Billy Walsh (who is an absolute loon) all while keeping hold of the already tight budget. What is up with Billy? I find his character absolutely exhausting to watch. I know all about the “creative genius” that he supposedly is, but I just wanted to smack him or at least put him in detox (because you know he’s snortin’ something.)

How about Vince as Pablo Escobar. We really didn’t see enough of him to figure out if he’s the next Marlon Brando, but he seemed to be doing well with the role. Although, if Vince really wanted to score big with this one, then he would’ve taken the time to gain the weight necessary for him to portray Escobar. His fat suit and make-up looked ridiculous and I for one would have been taken out of the movie in the very first scene…you know, if this was actually a real film.

Turtle and Drama were of course along for the ride, and as you may have expected, Drama was jockeying for the role in the movie (which he got, albeit a brief cameo). Ari and Lloyd were missed as there wasn’t much comedy to this half hour comedy. But I still found it a very interesting episode.

So Medellin is done. Will it be the critical masterpiece that all hope? Will the huge risk that E and Vince took pay off with box office success? Will Medellin bring Vince from an up-and-coming star to the big time? Let’s hope so, because it’s so much more fun when the boys have some bread to spend.