Disappointed

Rating: 4/10 (27 December 2005)

There has been a lot of excitement about this movie around (even the video store clerk asked me if I was excited to watch it), so I prepared myself for something truly amusing: and this movie just didn't deliver. It has some good lines, I'll give you that, but overall it is quite bland, despite the spicy sex references splattered throughout. My big thumbs down goes for the vomit scene... it seems no "comedy" this days is complete without some such insertion. Oh well... Even the gag collection was not funny at all, and the rest of the special features pretty much put me to sleep.
Only yesterday I watched Kusturica's delightful comedy "Black cat, white cat". There isn't much similarity between the two, but I couldn't help comparing them anyway and noticing how inferior this movie was in just about every respect. So watch it if you like, but don't be surprised if you find that it doesn't live up to the hype. But if you want a good laugh, you'll be much better off with some *good* movies. They are out there...
P.S. The dude in the movie can't ride a bike to save his life. A bicycle commuter, my pants!