I'll just go ahead and state the obvious: If it weren't for the title of this film, there would really be no compelling reason to see it. Sure, it's intermittently entertaining, but in the end, it's utterly forgettable.
The movie aggressively attempts to let the audience know that the filmmakers are very much in on the joke. "Yes! We get it!" it seems to shout. "We know this is an extremely ridiculous concept for a movie! Please, join us in the amusement, won't you?" Ultimately, the film suffers because of this. Too many half-assed attempts to inject humor into the script. Most of the jokes seem to have been "borrowed" from other movies (Suck the snake venom out of his butt?! Hilarious! That guffaw-inducing scenario just gets funnier every time it unfolds since its inception in one of the City Slickers movies over a DOZEN years ago!). The film would ultimately have been better served if the director had omitted about 75% of the intentional comedy and just left it to the insanity of the plot to create the laughter.
Sam Jackson, if you ask me, phoned in his performance at points. Some of his facial expressions, specifically during his time on screen with Kenan Thompson, are inspired, but his character was kind of bland otherwise. Thompson on the other hand was by far the most enjoyable person to watch. He seemed to be enjoying himself on the set.
A quick review of the CGI: It was cheesy looking. Not much to be done about this, just wished the snakes looked a bit more real. I want to be CONVINCED that naked man in the bathroom has an actual snake stuck to his face. And about the music video in the credits: Perhaps the most horrendous thing I have ever witnessed. It's an insipid tune with some of the weakest lyrics I've ever heard. Also, the girl in the band seems to have misplaced about 30 pounds of much-needed body mass. I hope you find it! You're going to need it one day.
Honestly, I was vaguely annoyed halfway through that I still had over 45 more minutes to sit through, but the final sequence of events kept me entertained enough. If you must go see this movie to feel hip, I suppose there's no harm. Go ahead, join the in-crowd. It'll help you answer Trivial Pursuit questions in about 10 years.
The movie aggressively attempts to let the audience know that the filmmakers are very much in on the joke. "Yes! We get it!" it seems to shout. "We know this is an extremely ridiculous concept for a movie! Please, join us in the amusement, won't you?" Ultimately, the film suffers because of this. Too many half-assed attempts to inject humor into the script. Most of the jokes seem to have been "borrowed" from other movies (Suck the snake venom out of his butt?! Hilarious! That guffaw-inducing scenario just gets funnier every time it unfolds since its inception in one of the City Slickers movies over a DOZEN years ago!). The film would ultimately have been better served if the director had omitted about 75% of the intentional comedy and just left it to the insanity of the plot to create the laughter.
Sam Jackson, if you ask me, phoned in his performance at points. Some of his facial expressions, specifically during his time on screen with Kenan Thompson, are inspired, but his character was kind of bland otherwise. Thompson on the other hand was by far the most enjoyable person to watch. He seemed to be enjoying himself on the set.
A quick review of the CGI: It was cheesy looking. Not much to be done about this, just wished the snakes looked a bit more real. I want to be CONVINCED that naked man in the bathroom has an actual snake stuck to his face. And about the music video in the credits: Perhaps the most horrendous thing I have ever witnessed. It's an insipid tune with some of the weakest lyrics I've ever heard. Also, the girl in the band seems to have misplaced about 30 pounds of much-needed body mass. I hope you find it! You're going to need it one day.
Honestly, I was vaguely annoyed halfway through that I still had over 45 more minutes to sit through, but the final sequence of events kept me entertained enough. If you must go see this movie to feel hip, I suppose there's no harm. Go ahead, join the in-crowd. It'll help you answer Trivial Pursuit questions in about 10 years.