Larry David does not play himself in “Clear History,” but boy does this movie feel like half a season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” crammed into one feature film. And it demonstrates that wobbly comedy concepts like eye-level electrical sockets are perhaps better sustained in half-hour doses.
Play the trailer above and discover the movie has a tremendous cast, even if it does take you a couple of scenes before you realize the angry codger who eventually facilitates Nathan Flomm’s vengeance is former Batman Michael Keaton.
Also on the plus side is a soundtrack by the band Chicago, which gets its own plotline.
Are there laughs? Yes. Is it as good as “Curb”? It feels like it should be -- but is actually, in the words of David himself, “a little much.”
Premiering tonight:
Hell On Wheels (9pm AMC)
White Queen (8pm Starz)
Saturdays, June 29-Aug. 3, 2013
(Adults 18-49; repeats in gray; previous weeks in parentheses)
0.8 (0.5) (0.9) (0.8) (0.6) (0.8) 48 Hours
0.6 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) NBC Wrestlemania
0.5 (0.5) (0.5) (0.6) (---) (---) American Ninja
0.5 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Fox Soccer
0.5 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) 20/20
0.4 (0.4) (0.3) (---) (0.4) (0.3) Do No Harm
0.4 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) The Mentalist
0.3 (0.4) (0.3) (0.3) (0.4) (0.3) Zero Hour
