When I was a kid I always thought that the reason Boss Hogg and Roscoe hated the Dukes was because they drove too fast and got into fights. It was always clear cut to me that the Dukes were the "Good Guys", and the Boss' men were the "Bad Guys". This movie blurs the line as much as it can. The Dukes are funny, but not likable. You don't cheer for them so much as cheer against Boss Hogg and his bunch. Upon hearing the cast list and the reviews of the movie I expected the worst. I avoided watching it until it appeared on the movie station for free. I enjoyed it despite myself. What you need to do is suspend any expectation that this movie is the same as the television show. It is a movie containing familiar named characters, and a few good moments of nostalgia, and THE CAR. It is not a rehash of the television show. But for that matter, if the show was to be made today in the "Jackass" generation, what would it be like?
Review of The Dukes of Hazzard
The Dukes of Hazzard
(2005)
They aren't good 'ol boys at all anymore
2 February 2006
Warning: Spoilers