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Summary: Not the best Owen Wilson movie - but still enjoyable
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My family enjoyed watching this movie, although it did seem quite outrageous in terms of what the bullies were getting away with - which was frustrating! But, the kids loved it.
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Summary: entertaining, but not so funny
Comment: This was an entertaining movie to watch that I would recommend partly because it is different than other movies I have watched. This wasn't really a laugh out loud movie and I didn't expected it to be. But it turned out to be a good movie to watch. People say Owen Wilson provides a similar type of humor atmosphere in his movies and its true but his role in the movie is different and fits in. I liked it.
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Summary: BEST COMEDY!!!!
Comment: I thought this movie was just going to be another some-what funny movie. Dam, me and my wife laughed so hard, some scenes were basically unexpected! I would say a must have!!!
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Summary: Straight off the Judd Apatow assembly line - hilarious
Comment: Two socially awkward nerds and a tag along embarking on the freshman year of their high school career are inevitable targets for bullying. Ryan and Wade, T-Dog and Skeletor, respectively, are polar opposites in outward appearance. One fat, one skinny, they are the Laurel and Hardy of adolescence. Wearing the same shirt on the first day of school only made it worse.
Insert a homeless hustler named Drillbit Taylor (Wilson) who replies to the kids' online ad for a bodyguard. Seeing as how Taylor will work for fractions of actual qualified bodyguards, he gets the job. Of course, by work I mean "take the kids' money". And by take their money, I mean "take their money, rob their home, sell their goods, and impersonate a teacher at their school". What ensues is a confrontation between the school bullies and the bum, a knock-down, drag-out struggle for supremacy and high school survival.
It's essentially an update to Can't Buy Me Love, only this version's nerds choose to fight the cliques and bullies rather than spinelessly coalescing into popularity via bribes. Seeing as how it comes from the same crew that created Superbad, the two movies are also easily comparable; although, this movie's three kids are a little more pathetic than McLovin and crew.
With enough laugh out loud moments (especially the self defense scenes) and ridiculous situations (the rap battle had me in stitches) to last from beginning to end, Drillbit Taylor is a solid addition to modern comedy, and a perfect showcase for young comedic talent. Sure, it's a bit crass, but if you enjoyed any of the recent similar comedies (e.g. Old School, Knocked Up, Superbad, Wedding Crashers), you'll end up adding this to your collection.
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Summary: Owen is funny
Comment: If you like Owen Wilson then you will like this movie. He's his usual funny self. We didnt expect it to be very good but were pleased that it turned out to be a funny movie.
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