Lovably Childish But Languid !

Rating: Null/10 (22 February 2009)

The second in list of movies were based on "Saturday Night Live" sketches, and not one of their best, since I don't think that there was a movie that outclassed their first movie (The Blues Brothers - 1980) yet.
Of course forget about any plot, drama, or even action. It's a chain of separate jokes, not real sketches, created by (Mike Myers) in not one of his finest days, noticing that it was his first as a screenwriter, so as a lead actor. The best "joke" was the sequence of "we don't make commercials, or do anything for money!". But unfortunately the rest is too sluggish, so the movie's pace is slow. And don't wait for witty parody, or real guest stars. For instance, (Robert Patrick) reprised his role as the evil Terminator swiftly and tastelessly!
Overall, the whole thing looked really average or lower, comparing to (Myers)'s next movies or not. The performance is as weak as you can get. (Ed O'Neill) is unbearable as usual with so unfunny lines. (Rob Lowe) delivers feebly and frigidly, not trying to be even slightly droll. The survivors could be (Myers) with few of his own spontaneous moments (Camera 1, Camera 2!), and (Tia Carrere)'s performance.
There is restful feel and innocent spirit all over it (the tripartite endings a la' Scooby-Doo style). At least it didn't resort to be the easy filthy comedy, with tons of dirty sexual material, or bad taste stuff, the way (Myers) himself would do badly 10 years later in (Austin Powers in Goldmember). It's not bad, it's short fun, lovably childish but languid. Anyhow, (Mike Myers) had to have a point to start from anyway. It's so clear that he wasn't aware of the movies' capacities well at the time.
Finally, how this one succeeded superbly, grossing over 100 million dollar (!) to an extent that made a sequel--is such beyond me. It proved that (Myers) had certain something that the people loved, and it gives me hope that well meaning work with simple efforts can work big time.. Sometimes.