Andres Soto

Go see these idiots! What a ride. Matt and Ben is 70 minutes of well-paced ridiculous fun.

The '90s detail is epic. The props, the set dressing, the whole slightly grimy world of these two Boston bros before they were famous feels joyfully specific.

Casting is bang on.

Missy Cross's Matt is full oif charming ambition with a healthy dash of neuroticism. desperately wanting to be taken seriously while not always being quite as evolved as he thinks he is.

Veenu Sandhu's Ben is an absolute dumbass joy of a character. Lovable, oblivious, (a tad offensive) and impossible not to root for.

Both performers commit physically and that's a huge part of the fun. They throw themselves into the stupidity.

There's some sharp messaging too! We laughh at two men who still have a lot of growing up to do. It captures a version of the '90s we'd like to think we've moved beyond. Have we?

Full disclosure: I know and love these folks! Went opening night and had a blast.

Funny, fast, and commited. Now let's go watch more FRINGE!