catoosa99

This movie was a horrible waste of celluloid. The gratuitous violence is over the top. I cannot say much about this movie. Mostly because my date and I actually walked out of the movie theater when this movie originally premiered. We were that repulsed. Unless you're into EXTREME violence I would NOT recommend this movie. I'm not a huge Oliver Stone fan, but do have to concede that he is one of the best in his "genre". He is great at exposing the ugly, visceral, raw side of life (Born on the 4th of July, Platoon). In this movie he was obviously exposing the sensationalism of the "outlaw" and the rebels by American media. This being said I also think the movie takes stereotypes and grinds them into the ground. The scenes with Mallory's father (Rodney Dangerfield) were hard to watch for anyone who has a sliver of conscience. It would be interesting to know if Dangerfield actually wanted to be in this movie or if he simply needed the money. This movie was obviously not a high point of Edie McClurg's or Robert Downey Jr's careers, either. I do think Woody Harrelson played his part rather well, at least I HOPE that was acting. He played it so well it seemed natural!

First off - I CANNOT believe that this movie rated lower than NATURAL BORN KILLERS (one of the few movies where I actually walked out of the theater). I think the critics took this movie WAY too seriously and obviously were turned off by a feel-good comedy with Christian overtones. Granted this movie is no MASTERPIECE, but it doesn't pretend to be one. It's a good CLEAN FAMILY comedy that will obviously appeal to moms most. My kids loved it and while it took some time to get rolling it builds steam to a hilarious ending which takes time to let the several elements that were building come to a resolution. As per the typical stereotype the fathers are often portrayed as inept for comedic effect. When I started watching this movie I jokingly felt like I had to turn my "man card" in to watch it. Thankfully that changed with the appearance of "Bones" (Trace Adkins). With him came the bikers, tattoo parlors, etc. Seriously, his character was played well and worked to balance out the hectic pace of the latter half of the movie. Definitely a good date or family movie. It has enough elements to please most any member of the family and keep them laughing until the very end!