surprisingly stupid.

Rating: Null/10 (15 December 2001)

i'm very surprised by all the good reviews this movie got. this is not just a bad movie, it's a very stupid movie.
i was actually very much looking forward to seeing it because the trailers (when it came out) made it look like a funny movie.
it isn't.
the premise is simple enough. it's the same formula as "animal house" and any number of other such movies: one wacky circumstance after another. a string of funny "schticks."
but whereas "animal house" was indeed funny, this film was notably unfunny. in fact, it was tediously so.
it looks to me like it was put together to take advantage of all the good hype "something about mary" and "analyze this" got. those were also not particularly funny or well-made movies, but certainly not as bad or boring as this one. at least those films gave the impression that somebody cared about them (and the audience watching them).
this film showed its shortcomings early on and completely failed to hold my interest throughout. i'm still waiting for that promised belly laugh.
still, with all the good reviews it got here, there clearly is an audience for films such as this. which is why it got made, i suppose.
i'd rather not think about what that means. .5/10
(that's POINT 5 out of 10)
(a particularly low rating because this film actually insults the intelligence)
note: if you find this review in any way offensive, you will probably enjoy "meet the parents" and should probably rent and enjoy it. if you do not find this review offensive, don't bother with this turkey and rent something like "being john malkovich" instead.