The problem with this movie is not that it's unbelievably awful, but it's just plain dull. I got a few laughs here and there, mostly from Tom Green's mindless rantings, but overall the movie suffers from below-average writing and Bruce McCullouch's poor direction, hampered by limp pacing. My main reason for seeing this movie was Tom Green, and though he receives star billing, he basically plays a supporting role. After being disappointed from the horrible "Freddy Got Fingered," I was hoping Tommy could redeem himself. Well, as far his performance goes, he put his best foot forward. And maybe he should stick to supporting roles like this. His performance in this movie reminds me of his equally funny performance in "Road Trip," and in both movies he plays supporting roles, as opposed to "Freddy Got Fingered," in which his mindless ranting and cheap shock humor got stretched over a tedious hour and 30 minutes. This is really Jason Lee's movie...unfortunately. Now, I loved Jason in all of Kevin Smith's films and I also liked him in his supporting roles in "Mumford" and "Vanilla Sky." But for the most part, he seems bored with every role he's given in a mainstream film. Of course, you can't completely blame him with some of these scripts he's given ("Stealing Harvard" being one good example), but his lack of enthusiasm certainly doesn't help. But it seems like, with the exception of his amazingly different role in "Mumford," he doesn't feel comfortable with any role where he doesn't get to play the hopeless neurotic. The great Dennis Farina tries to add some spice, also putting his best foot forward, but he couldn't breathe much life into this mediocre fluff. When you get Dennis Farina in a dress (yes, Dennis in a dress, that's no misprint) and still can't make me laugh, there's obviously a problem. Most of the funny moments were given away in the trailers like when Tom and Jason are about to rob a convenience store, and they pick fake names with Tom whining, "I wanted to be Steve!" I didn't hate this film, but I surely wasn't too entertained either.
My score: 5 (out of 10)
My score: 5 (out of 10)