No.
Not really.
The Story:
Charlie Wessler (Dennis Quaid) is pitching a movie idea to studio exec Griffin Schraeder (Greg Kinnear). Each story pushes the envelope of sense and good taste.
What in the name of Kentucky Fried Movie is going on here?
First, this movie isn't that bad as people make it sound. It's not the worst movie ever made. It's not the unfunniest comedy ever filmed.
This movie won't even make my final list of Turkeys of the Year.
Strange, but true.
Is this movie a laugh riot from start to finish? Nope, not even close.
What you have instead are a bunch of short skits or commercial parodies stretched over 90 minutes. Yes, an episode of Saturday Night Live without censors.
Some jokes are hysterical, many fall flat. The actors and actresses give a straightforward performance, ignoring the silliness of their particular scene and playing it as if they were in a drama. That naturally makes the movie all the more absurd.
I did vow to watch the entire movie, ignoring my own 20 minute rule, just to see if there were any redeeming skits within the movie. From start to finish, not really any that you must see, the best overall skit was probably the end of the movie with Terence Howard as the basketball coach, and you already know how that plays out if you saw the trailer.
Honorable mention goes to the waterproof tampon commercial. Genius.
The worst skit to make the film starts after the credits begin rolling, and is directed and stars Elizabeth Banks. They would have been wiser to leave that out completely.
Final Grade: C-
Rewatchability/Purchase Factor: Thanks, but no thanks. Again, not a great movie, but not the stinker people make it out to be.
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