A comedy which fails to deliver on the laughs

Rating: 1/10 (12 August 2013)

I hadn't seen Andy Samberg in any film before this but decided to watch Hot Rod because it was regularly popping up in some forum threads where people were recommending comedies. Man, what a massive disappointment. Andy Samberg just doesn't have the charisma or the talent to carry a movie. He's just annoying, boring and unlikable. The lines weren't delivered well and often the scenes were really drawn out (cool beans anyone?). The over the top laughing wasn't that great either. Most of the time it relies on physical comedy (Samberg failing a stunt) which is too obvious and unfunny. Then there's a lot of stuff which is just way out there, maybe they were some inside jokes between the production crew? I don't know. The film just tries too hard to be absurd and moronic to be funny. Also, what's up with that Asian guy humping the air? There were too many scenes where he was doing just that. I'm not sure who finds that funny.
I also don't think there was any chemistry between the actors. I could really see that they were acting and therefore the characters didn't seem real. It is extremely rare for me to start thinking "Yeah, that guy's clearly trying to act there". Not the case with Hot Rod as I was constantly taken away from the movie with the horrible acting. A completely amateurish attempt at movie making.
I didn't laugh once during the movie. And it's supposed to be a comedy! I have no idea why this movie has so many raving reviews on this site.