watchable but overrated

Rating: 6/10 (20 October 2005)

This Zucker/Abrams/Zucker film that parodies WW2 and Elvis films, has Val Kilmer as Nick Rivers, a rock and roll singer who founds himself drawn into the French Resistance while performing a concert in East Germany. Chaulk this up to yet another watchable but overrated Kilmer film akin to "the Doors", "Real Genius", or "Pollock" as opposed to the handful of REAL good movies he's done. The problem is while the jokes are as rapid-fire and humorous as any other ZAZ spoof, the characters don't have the likabilty that they show in "Airplane" or the first Naked Gun film. In the commentary track they almost seem apologetic, well I wouldn't go as far as thinking that they should apologize for this film (Scary Movie 3 however they SHOULD be sorry for)
My Grade: C
DVD Extras: Commentary by Directors Jim Abrahams, David Zucker & Jerry Zucker, Producers Jon Davison & Hunt Lowry and Moderator Fred Rubin:; 4 Alternate Scenes; 3 Storyboard sequences; Theatrical Trailer
Easter Egg: In the Storyboards menu highlight the magnifying glass for the Bookstore scene unreversed.