First let me start by saying, this movie was not a very good movie. Do I think it was terrible and a waste of time? No. The same way I don't think movies like Monty Python and the Holy Grail or Nacho Libre were a waste of time. The fact that this movie was in the comedy category should dispel any thoughts of what some would say "poor acting" because a lot of comedies play off of this "poor acting" to achieve the jokes they are playing towards.
If I was to rate this movie based on it achieving comedy, I'd say a good 3.5/5 without much hesitation. When I wanted to mindlessly watch a movie Kangaroo Jack did make me chuckle at good intervals and it provided a very simple plot to follow. I'm definitely not going to say it was a good movie overall. In fact it wasn't very well casted, the comedy was set for children but the plot was geared toward adults, and the fact that they named the movie Kangaroo Jack when he had only a few scenes definitely make this movie only a 3.5/5 if I'm being generous.
What I'm saying is, the argument of "it planned to fail, and it failed so therefore it succeeded" isn't how I would describe this film. I would, however, describe it as a film that is good if you want a simple, mindless comedy to watch. There are a lot of movies that are poorly made but I still love to watch them. There is a specific type of audience that this movie really resonates with and in all honesty that's how all movies are. Some will like them and some won't.
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