zazoo-2

I rented the video because I'm a Ron Perlman fan and I read that he had a small part in the movie. I took to watching it with no expectations, and found it to be light-hearted, zany, off-beat and, at times, hilarious.

If you are looking for a movie that is trying to make a statement about gay rights, look somewhere else. I found the "at the dance" scene funny, not because it was two (gay)men dancing, but the humor in seeing someone who is completely out of their element and trying to deal with the situation as best he could. A lot of humor is based on such "fish out of water" situations and this was no different.

Steve Zahn did indeed steal the show. My favorite scene is the one where he (one of the escaped cons)is sitting at the sewing machine and is telling his partner that he can't decide whether to baste or slip stitch the costumes for the girls. I thought I'd die laughing. Another "fish out of water" situation.

Sure it is at times silly and contrived and maybe even predictable. However, it was also sweet, thoughtfully written with regards to gay feelings, well acted for the most part and very entertaining IF you can suspend your disbelief for a short time and appreciate the "fish out of water" comic situations. I think that the people who don't like this movie, are either homophobic, took it too seriously or looked for things that weren't meant to be there.

I think it is one of the most endearing films I've seen in a long time.

If you've seen the previews you've seen the movie.

Nothing in the film made me care about any of these characters. I didn't find them likable in the least. I kept trying to figure out whether this was suppose to be a comedy or a drama. It missed the mark as a comedy, and it was too lacking in substance to take seriously. I'm still scratching my head as to WHAT the point of the movie was. Skip this one. Robert De Niro has made so many other good films.

Personally, I couldn't bring myself to watch the whole thing. I kept fast forwarding to see if there was anything of redeeming value coming up later....no such luck. The time I spent on this movie,....well I could have cleaned my toilets and got as many laughs, and in the end, at least I'd have clean toilets instead of wasted time!!

If there were a zero (0) rating, that's what I would give this movie. The people who think this is funny must be under age 25. It would be interesting to know if they feel the same way in 30 years.