More lowest-common-denominator rubbish

Rating: 1/10 (7 October 2004)

Anyone looking to prove that Hollywood is constantly aiming at the lowest common denominator intellectually need look no further than here. There is nothing here which is cinematic ally clever, mentally worthwhile, or even remotely original. It ought to be astonishing that this sort of rubbish makes so much money, but sadly it rarely is. Take a complete boor with no brains or taste, and present what is supposed to be an amusing story about how he doesn't need either to succeed in the world, and people lap it up. Is it because they feel superior to the central character? That they pay money to see a film such as this suggests that that 'superiority' is illusory. An amazing percentage of audience members seem unaware of the derogatory attitude toward themselves displayed by films such as this. If someone rubbed my face in excrement, I sure as heck wouldn't pay them for it....