Delta Farce: Missão Incompetência

When the story begins we see Larry (Larry the Cable Guy), Bill (Bill Engvall) and Everett (DJ Qualls) having all their misfortunes: Larry lost his job as a waiter thanks to his girlfriend who cheated on him, Bill is forced to stay with his wife as he's unable to divorce her and Everett is an inept security guard who crashed his car in a nail saloon. These three losers become members of the State Military Reserves and they are soon to go to Iraq to be deployed to the occupation of Fajullah. Hard-nosed Sergeant Kilgore (Keith David) has to prepare them and helping them keep a perfect shape. After this, they are all loaded on a C-130 transport plane bound to Iraq. However when the plane is over Mexico there is a thunderstorm and the pilots are forced to dump some cargo. The three misfits were sleeping in the Humvee that was dropped and Sergeant Kilgore happened to be there as he was looking where his men ended up. Since when they arrive they see only desert around them they assume they arrived in Iraq and even bury alive Kilgore! They soon end in a village and think that they are helping the villagers to fight against terrorists. In fact, the village is plagued by the attacks of a bandit gang led by Carlos Santana (Danny Trejo) and the three ''heroes'' try to defeat them in various ways (and also save Sergeant Kilgore after he is kidnapped). And in the end they are seen as heroes and awarded with the Silver Star and the Purple Heart (and Kilgore will open a fitness centre) and Carlos becomes a comedian.

So it this movie any good? I thought ''so and so''. But you might assume it isn't as it has a score of 3,6 and for a period in 2019 it was in the Bottom 100 (the list of the 100 lowest rated major released movies) and when I read the reviews I even thought that I was watching a different movie! It has some very funny moments (such as when Kilgore is abducted and is forced to sing I'VE GOT YOU BABE by Sonny and Cher, or when Everett disguises himself as a lucha libre wrestler and he defeats all his opponents which might seem impossible as Everett is probably the skinniest guy I have ever seen on film!) and also kept me very entertained towards the end as I was curious to see how the bandits ended up. And the supportings performers (especially Keith David, Danny Trejo and Glenn Morshower) were a real hoot to watch.

My opinion is that this movie was just a decent and funny time-passer and I couldn't force myself to give it a 3 or a 4 as there are worst comedies out there (including most of the other Bottom 100 entries). If you don't have high expectations during the viewing just like I did, you might even like it.

Originally, Jeff Foxworthy was scheduled to star in this film. Fortunately for him, his schedule wouldn't allow him to be in the movie and so his two friends, who were less lucky, starred in this mess. I thought Bill Engvall was too talented for this sort of terribleness. Larry the Cable Guy, however, is pretty much in his element. Don't believe me? Look up his filmography on IMDB! As for who took Foxworthy's part, I assume that was D.J. Qualls...a super-skinny guy who I cannot remember having seen in films before this one.

If you can believe it, 260 pound and 44 year-old Larry the Cable guy, 50 year-old Bill Engvall and D.J. Qualls (who appears less athletic and muscular than Wally Cox) are ALL supposed to be in the Army Reserves. We are not only supposed to believe these three are in the military (at least part-time) but that their Reservist unit consists of just these three men and no commanding officer!! Soon, however, a sergeant (David Keith) arrives and you'd think he'd whip them into shape. Instead, he announces they are going on active duty in Iraq!! So, in the next scene they are in a transport plane headed to Iraq...and an accident occurs and drops the four of them in Mexico*...and they three idiots believe it IS Iraq. As for the sergeant, he was left behind because they thought he was dead.

After wandering about the countryside, they wander in to a town and they attack because they think they are in enemy teritory. Yes, despite everyone speaking Spanish, they still think they are in Iraq. However, they accidentally do something good...they drive off a group of nasty bandits who have been terrorizing the town. Now, the three morons are heroes.

Unfortunately, their life as heroes is short-lived. The sergeant IS alive and is coming to get them AND the bandit leader (Danny Trejo) is planning on a rematch. What's next? Watch the film...or don't. I wouldn't blame you if you didn't.

To say that the story makes little sense is a big understatement...along with the fact that no country would ever allow these three misfits to serve. Much of it is totally stupid, some is offensive (IMDB won't allow me to post the offensive word they kept using) and, accidentally, some of it is actually funny. Now here's the interesting part--the professional comedians are NOT funny....but Danny Trejo is a hoot and makes the film at least watchable...the same is true of Qualls. More of them and less of the Larry/Bill would have made this a much better picture. In fact having NONE of Bill and Larry would have made the film much, much better. They suck...no two ways about it.

So is it worth seeing? Perhaps, if you have rather low standards. But I will say it's NOT as bad as many of the reviewers say...and I cannot imagine giving this one a 1 or 2 when there are thousands of worse films...not that this is a glowing endorsement to go see it! My attitude is that it's a brainless and occasionally funny time-passer....I just wish Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy had opted out of appearing in this one, as they were the worst thing about the film. Larry was, quite simply, Larry (I think that is pretty self-explanatory) and as for Engvall he generally acts like he's nearly comatose during most of the film.

*Their reserve station was in Georgia...how they had to fly over Mexico to get to Iraq is beyond me!!

Sorry to see so many negative ratings for this movie. We loved it! Laff a minute! Of COURSE it's silly lame comedy. And it meets its objective well! There are so many funny lines and quips in this movie that we had to keep pausing to finish laughing.

Just watch the movie, if you enjoy silly lame comedy. It's not even all that lame, actually. It's rather creative, in fact. The actors chosen were perfect for their parts. They all played their parts well. Despite the offbeat plot and events, they all work out. Despite the lame humor, the production in all respects is rather fairly well-done, given its intent.

After reading the various comments for this, it seems that most viewers have allowed others to do their thinking for them. This movie is not "To Kill a Mockingbird" or "The Sound of Music", it is a movie made by redneck comedians dedicated to our real fighting men and women. Anyone who has ever been in combat knows that humor is where you find it, and this movie has a lot of it, if you keep your mind open. This database is an amazing tool. If you look at other movies commented on by users who didn't like this movie, the majority haven't liked other inane titles with the same bent of humor. I don't pay theater prices to see a movie. They are a ripoff especially when most movie goers are rude, inconsiderate slobs. I guess my point is that if a person doesn't like this type of movie why pay the money to hate something you have predetermined to hate? The trailer was enough to know how the movie would be.

If you like to be entertained and don't want or have to think, this is an excellent movie

Yes, this is redneck humor. Don't look for anything terribly intellectual or deep in this tale. If you settle in and expect a bit of stupidity, groaning, and a complete lack of plausibility you can enjoy this movie. In fact, there are a few real honest to good belly laughs here. The Mexican alpha-dog bandit is a hoot and is probably the best actor in this exercise in silliness. His gay nephew is a knee-slapper as well. Meanwhile, everything else is lightweight and not stressful. Think 'Gilligans Island' and you'll be right about where this will fall in the scheme of things. I did enjoy the flick and will probably watch it again because I was entertained which is all I wanted to begin with. If you don't get into rednack farce you probably won't have much use for this movie. I give it a 5 because it could have been a lot funnier - a lot of missed opportunities and some situations just fall flat. But I got pretty much what I expected and ended up not feeling ripped off for watching it.