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Movie Info


Genre :

Action, Comedy

Release Date :

August 29, 2007

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Ben Garant

Starring :

Dan Fogler, Christopher Walken, George Lopez, Maggie Q, Thomas Lennon, James Hong. Robert Patrick, Masi Oka, Jason Scott Lee, David Koechner

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Readers  2 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 4

“..Unfortunately, it loses its sense of humor as it gets more desperate to find its way to the end..”
by Mack Bates [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
2 of 5

“..The film's inconsequentiality isn't a matter of pedigree; it's a matter of effort..”
by Chris Cabin [Filmcritic.com]
1.5 of 4

“..the entire film seems severely, amateurishly underlit..”
by Nick Schager [Slant Magazine]
3 of 4

“..stupendously silly but viciously funny..”
by Kamal Al-Solaylee [Globe and Mail]
2.5 of 4

“..schlocky and tasteless but also good-natured and harmless..”
by Colin Covert [Minneapolis Star Tribune]
2.5 of 4

“..nicely observed, and surprisingly shrewd..”
by Mark Feeney [Boston Globe]
1 of 4

“..mostly unfunny, extremely silly pingpong comedy..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
2 of 5

“..It's only funny the first few times..”
by Roger Moore [Orlando Sentinel]
Review rate : B

“..Aside from a few groin kicks, the scatological humor is kept to a minimum..”
by Andy Speltzer [Seattle Post Intelligencer]
2 of 4

“..a silly, ball-whacking comedy..”
by Ken Fox [TV Guide]
2.5 of 4

“..a lot funnier than it has a right to be..”
by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
1 of 5

“..a decidedly laughless chore... the script is a minefield of flops and failures..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
1.5 of 4
Reviewed by Rob Salem [Toronto Star]

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just sucked. i only kept watching because of walken.

posted by rdog on Oct 17, 2009
 
 

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