HOT ROD / Akiva Schaffer (2007)
July 27th, 2007 by Scott Marks
Hot rod to swill
HOT ROD
Directed by: Akiva Schaffer
Written by: Pam Brady
Starring: Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Danny R. McBride, Isla Fischer & Sissy Spacek (?)
Running Time: 88 min.
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Childhood friends Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer are all terrifically funny. Just ask them
While in town for CominCon, San Diego’s yearly ode to childish awfulness, they stopped by a Mission Valley screening for a post show Q&A.
Having never seen their antics on SNL, I was assured by a fellow critic that these jokesters are sensational on NBC’s weekly skitfest. Sadly, none of the promised brilliance made it to the big screen.
A nerd fashions himself a stunt man and will go to any length to impress the girl he loves. One joke stretched out over 88 minutes.
Expect the anticipated: reels of childlike antics, flubbed stunts and, in the tradition of Adam Sandler, brutal hooliganism. Ian McShane picks up a check playing Rod Kimball’s (Samberg) stepdad, a brutish lout who loves mixing it up with the boy.
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Tags: Andy Samberg, HOT RODFiled Under Reviews, Theatrical
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