Aged like a cheap wine...

Rating: 4/10 (23 October 2006)

...in that it has turned to vinegar.
Until last weekend it had been a good decade since I last watched Caddyshack, and my memory was still tainted by childhood recollections of numerous one-liners and some hilarious set-pieces. Now a little older, a little wiser, and the film even older it comes across as outdated and muddled, with very little to recommend it to the first-time viewer.
Sure, some jokes still work and the performances of both Murray and Dangerfield still manage to raise a smile, but the disjointed plot-less storyline irritates and the puerility of some of the gags is quite unbelievable.
The format chosen by the SNL crew is understandable but the failure to develop (or even look into) the characters to any degree leaves a clumsy, confused mess that literally feels like watching an extended run of standalone (mediocre) sketches all cobbled into one.
The late seventies/early eighties brought about many teen comedies (Porky's, Animal House, etc.) that have passed the test of time. Caddyshack alas cannot be considered one of them.