Some funny moments  but really just quite vulgar

Rating: Null/10 (10 August 2002)

At an exclusive golf club the staff are put down and underpaid. Danny is underpaid but is looked after by the various members as he saves for college. The arrival of the abusive Al Czervik causes tension at the club  but really it's just one of many crazy happenings.
Everyone seems to have fond memories of this film  I know before I watched it recently I thought it better than it was. It does have some funny bits but not the majority. The plot is hidden so deep I can't really remember what Danny's role actually was in the film. However plot doesn't matter much in this type of thing as it only matters if it's funny. Some of it is. Carl's war with an absurd stuffed gopher is basic but works, while Rodney Dangerfield is always good if you like his brash style (I do). However it is also full of vulgar jokes about vomit or floating turds. To make it sellable we even get nudity thrown in  how very inventive!
This vulgar streak takes away from a film that does feel quite breezy and fuuny at times. Chase is good  yes, I said it! Dangerfield is an acquired taste while Murray is funny, even if his wit is never called on. O'Keefe is a lead forced into the shadows by his costars. Even the gopher stuck in my mind more than O'Keefe and his animal house wannabes.
Overall it is remembered fondly for no good reason. The clever, funny bits are lost in a sea of lazy vulgar humour. If you remember it as good then don't watch I again  just live with your memories!