Review: MacGruber

First of all I want to point out the false advertising campaign that has been carried out. A recent trailer for this film stated that they were not showing the best parts of the film, unfortunately they lied....

MacGruber is a "comedy" film based on the popular(and actually funny) SNL sketch that parodies MacGyver. The film revolves around a stolen nuclear missile that was stolen from a Serbian convoy. It is up to MacGruber and team to recover the missile before it is used....

I noticed before the movie started that only five people were in the theater. Fifteen minutes into the movie the couple sitting a few rows in front of me left and never came back. I should have known then what I was getting myself into.

MacGruber is honestly one of the worst movies that I have ever seen. For the most part the movie is not funny at all. I believe this is partly due to the film relying entirely on crude and sexual humor, which is fine in small doses. That may have gotten them a few laughs along the way, but after a while it becomes tiresome and sometimes downright awkward. The story isn't the most original, but that is forgivable.

What is not forgivable is a comedy movie that only makes me chuckle a few times. The jokes that were delivered were repeated multiple times and many of them were run into the ground. What makes it even worse, is in most instances you can tell that the actors are really trying to be funny. It is painful to see them fail 90% of the time. Don't get me wrong there are few genuinely funny moments, but they are far apart and they do not justify this polished piece of fecal matter.

With recent blockbuster comedies such as Tropic Thunder, The Hangover, and the more recent Date Night I expected much better from a movie that was a spin off of SNL sketch. See this train-wreck if you dare, but you have been warned....

Stand Outside Your Local Theater and Warn People........Please!!!!!!!!!!!!