Big Disappointment..... 'Spoilers'
I was looking forward to this movie from the trailers I saw on TV.
Went to a matinee on a Sunday, and the theater was filled with 20 or so people.
I can honestly remember less than 5 times were I heard anyone of the 20 laugh during this show.
I probably found about 1 minute of this movie entertaining/and or funny.
I thought the character of "JAKER" was pretty good. I think it is true that in WI, a lot of people look back on their high school football years "Al Bundy" style.
in the movie Jaker was the "best high school player in NE Wisconsin" until he wrecked his knee at the age of 15.
Most of the scenes in the movie did not flow together at all. When two of the main characters are driving from CA to WI, there were several times where I thought "Why did they have that scene involved" like when they went to stay at their friends room in LV.
Some of the comments/jokes felt like they handed just anyone on the street a pen and paper and said "write a funny line".
One example was the classic "I have to drain my main vein".
I think I remember laughing at that one.....when I was 12 years old.
Overall it was a BIG, BIG disappointment.
I am glad I only paid matinee price, but still wasted 90 minutes of my life.
I honestly can not believe how it got a rating of 8 out of 10. Are you kidding?
I honestly believe it must be people associated with the movie who are trying to pump up the rating so the movie will get a wider distribution play.
This movie is destined to run on Comedy Central from 1 a.m. to 3 a.m. on a Tuesday.