Never Should Have Left the Pits!

Rating: 1/10 (7 August 2006)

I like Will Ferrell and this movie had a handful of funny moments, but I think it's probably Will's worst effort yet. I thought the choice of supporting actors was poor and some of the southern redneck humor was simply too over the top. The foul-mouthed kids should have earned this movie a PG-17 or R rating. There were young kids in the theater when I saw the film and I actually felt embarrassed for their parents. If it had been me with my kids, we would have gotten up and left. The baby Jesus stuff was really over done and quite honestly, it was somewhat insulting. Why is it that movies today can insult Christians with impunity, but all other so-called "peace-loving" religions are off limits? My suggestion: If someone doesn't give you this movie on DVD as a gag gift or a "re-gift", save your money and buy yourself a new music CD or a membership to a health spa. You'll be better off in the long run if you simply skip this one and do something more productive with your time. I wish I had.