The Mystery Team used to be a hotshot group of super young super-sleuths, solving cases like "who stuck their fingers in Mrs. Kimmel's pie?" Now they are older, but still acting like little kids and still solving little cases, until they get the chance to solve a murder.
The movie was written, directed, and starred the guys from Derrick Comedy -- undoubtedly you have seen their work, as most of it has gone viral. Here is an example of their work that you may have seen.
The movie is hilarious, but what is really impressive is how many career hats everyone wore. Dominic Dierkes (who writes for "The Onion") plays Charlie; D.C. Peirson plays Duncan, co-wrote, and was the art director; and Donald Glover (who you will probably recognize from his work on the hit show Community)not only plays Jason, but composed the music and co-wrote, too.
The rest of the cast is basically comprised of your favorite bit players from your favorite sitcoms.
The only thing that works against the movie is that the bulk of it is carried by Donald Glover -- it's not that he can't carry the load, it's just that it seemed kind of unfair.
It was a good watch, especially seeing as how it was a first time effort on everyone's behalf.
3.5 stars
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