Strangely vacuous

Rating: 2/10 (15 February 2009)

Since I have nothing good to say about this movie, I will say nothing. OK, I give in - this was disappointing on a number of levels; in terms of expectations, a bit like eating a Chinese meal and expecting it to fill you, then 20 minutes later being hungry again. This is almost as bad as 'Night of The Running Man', and believe me, you do not want to go THERE... Not even remotely as funny as it is purported to be. Ben Stiller maybe the new Steve Martin, but not in a good way. Don't get me wrong, Ben has talent, as witnessed - in my humble opinion - in 'Meet The Parents' and 'Meet The Fockers'. Robert Downey Junior is on extremely dodgy ground here, although strangely enough he is the best thing in the movie by a mile, which is saying something, and Jack Black - what the heck was he thinking. Come on guys - you can do better than this - how about reading your scripts and not just assuming, 'cause it's written and directed by a comedian, it will be funny...