Not the Funniest Movie This Siummer

Rating: 4/10 (16 September 2007)

Saw this as a double feature with Superbad at the drive-in theater last night.
I kind of like Reno 911 and hoped that since Thomas Lennon, the writer of this film, was my favorite character in Reno 911, it would be pretty funny.
I suspect that the humor level is now written to appeal to the typical 12 year old loser. This movie was good for a few chuckles, the kung-foo was decent, and Maggie was well worth the view.
But it was was pretty lame by the standards of comedy movies when I was under 30. Movies like Animal House and Porky's were a gut-buster without having to resort to lame blind man walking into walls bits.
I hadn't realized how much the main character was a Jack Black wannabee and even commented to my wife during the movie that Jack Black could have pulled it off better, then I read all of the comments comparing him to Jack Black.
OK for a few grins but not something you would want to see over and over.