it's ABOUT stupid, stupid

Rating: 7/10 (17 April 2008)

This may be a stupid movie, but it's not made by stupid people - its subject is stupidity, aka machismo. Which is nothing new for Will Ferrell - the question is, does it hit the bulls-eye? And the answer is: not really. There's plenty to laugh at, but two weeks later there ought to be more stuck in my memory than the Highlander reference and the 'profiling' jukebox. Well, admittedly the celebration of irresponsibility in the Domino's dinner table scene was agreeably edgy (I like the badass kids), and Ferrell's dad remains completely unredeemed and unredeemable to the end, which is a relief. But that Halliburton cameo leaves a bad taste in my mouth, and I could really live without the Smokey and the Bandit-style end credit bloopers, thematic relevance and all.