I thought that the first movie to showcase Lorin Dreyfuss and David Landsberg - "Detective School Dropouts" - a production from Golan and Globus of Cannon Films, was a very funny comedy. So naturally I wanted to see the follow-up with the same actors, "Dutch Treat". However, for some unknown reason, it seems that Golan and Globus this time around didn't arrange for the movie to be released on home video in North America, so for years I wasn't able to track it down. But thanks to YouTube, I finally watched it today. In this follow-up, Dreyfuss and Landsberg continue to show they are a great team, showing a lot of chemistry and energy. Also, a lot of the energy in the movie is thanks to director Boaz Davidson. However, the script this time around is a disappointment. The narrative is clearly padded out considerably, and jumps around constantly. That probably wouldn't matter if the movie had been very funny, but unfortunately it isn't. Don't get me wrong, there ARE some big laughs here and there, but for the most part the humor is simple-minded, lame, and extremely predictable. While I am a big fan of Cannon Films, I have to admit that maybe it was for the best that this effort didn't get an official release on these shores. However, if you are a moviegoer who loves to play the game "How Many Times Can You Spot the Boom Mike?", you'll definitely find enough to make this worth a viewing.
Review of Dutch Treat
