Has Some Funny Moments. But Hardly A Classic

Rating: 5/10 (16 January 2007)

Don't get me wrong, The film has some funny moments no question, and it is for many people a comedy classic. But for me, something appears to be missing or tainting the film from approaching symbolic comic status.
It could be the predictability of the characters along with the shallow superficial jokes and situations that they are involved in, (i.e drugs, golf, and sex.) In my view, the film may be rated higher by the teenage crowd who are interested in this type of simplicity entertainment.
There is also the issue that there is not enough comic plot for a full length movie. The "big bet" golf tournament scene wants the audience to be drawn into the "great moment of ha-ha comedy." The problem is that the one-liner jokes, some of the best, in the first half-hour or so, do not make up for the rest of the movie that seems to drag and isn't sure where it wants to take us. Maybe, if you like golf, this movie will do more for you.
Another problem is Rodney Dangerfield. While I am not a fan of his personally, I ADORED his work in the movie "Back to School." where he had some GREAT one-liners. In Caddyshack, every word that comes out of Dangerfield's mouth is neither funny nor clever, it is just obscene. I have no issue with R-rated language when it serves a purpose in any movie. But here in Caddyshack, I failed to see the point of Rodney's character other than to drop F*** bombs. What's the point? There are some great veteran comic actors in this film. It's just too bad that they didn't have a stronger storyline or a funnier script throughout the movie to make it better.