Wild Hogs (Widescreen Edition)
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DVD Cover Information Actor: John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, Ray Liotta, Tim Allen, William H. Macy Director: Walt Becker Brand: Buena Vista Home Video DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); French (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1; Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 5.1 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Widescreen Picture Format: 2.40:1 Running Time: 100 minutes DVD Release Date: 2007-08-14 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Touchstone |
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Movie Reviews of Wild Hogs (Widescreen Edition)
Movie Review: "I'm the first to get buckwild"
Summary: 3 Stars
Woody Stevens (John Travolta) is a successful businessman who just broke up with his supermodel wife; Doug Madsen (Tim Allen) is a milquetoast dentist who is fed up with his job; Bobby Davis (Martin Lawrence) is a punching bag to his family; Dudley Frank (William H. Macy) is a shy computer programmer who is the opposite of a ladies man. Together, they decide to go out on a road trip and forget about their problems. But little did they know they were just beginning - they attract a menacing biker gang (led by Ray Liotta) and a homosexual cop (John C. McGinley), and Dudley may have found the one (Marisa Tomei).
Take note: Wild Hogs may not be for everyone. Directed by Walt Becker ("National Lampoon's Van Wilder", which introduced the world to Ryan Reynolds), the film stars three actors who had once respectable track records, then decided to coast on paychecks (Travolta began a downward spiral after "Battlefield Earth", Allen starred in three movies last year that all got nominated for Razzies, and Martin Lawrence never made a movie that critics praised him for). Place them with some award-winning actors who have dignity if they have their hearts in a project (Macy, Liotta, Tomei). And the plot is lifted from "City Slickers", but with crotch rockets. A recipe like that could spell disaster. So why did I have such a good time?
Set free from the college background of his recent film, and armed with a PG-13 rating, Becker inflates the film with air to breathe and let whatever is in the film keep the audience in good terms. The gay jokes aren't as bad as people claim they are - Scrubs funnyman McGinley gets a few good laughs as the ambiguously gay patrol officer who becomes smitten with the bikers. The boys get into some trouble when they have to partake in a bullslapping event (the name speaks for itselves) - it's nowhere near Jackass Number Two's wackiness, but seeing Tim Allen gets hit in the butt by bullhorns gets my approval. The middle-aged men try to blend in with the bikers but they just bury themselves deep. Admist the comedy cliches (crotch wallops, Allen and Lawrence's sloppy line readings, bugs and crows hitting our heroes, and accidental porn usage), something around here will make you laugh.
Becker does pull out some good performances from bad comic actors Allen and Lawrence. While the former is once again relying on tired comic scenarios that got him slapped by critics of last year (he gets crap in his eyes during the aforementioned bike sequence), it's wise that he took the PG-13 route that he didn't do since "Big Trouble". Set free from the clutches of Disney, Allen's comic chops are slowly developing back again, especially cause he's working with people his age instead of playing the tired sad sack father role that got him shat on.
Lawrence is another worthy of mention. While he's still playing the obnoxious main character that is poison to critics, like in "Open Season", it's a bit toned down so he can play a more sympathetic character who doesn't ad-lib much. Though this poisonous act is used more efficiently when he makes a fool out of some of the Del Fuegos at the fair. It's the only time he does this stuff, but Lawrence allowed me to have some fun.
The character actors get the bulk of the laughs. John Travolta grabs hold of his role as the Hog who has alot to lose, and embraces it well. Seeing him react to the danger that lurks around him and blubber is priceless. But those are who familiar with William H. Macy's work - which is mostly dramas - will become shocked when they see him work his magic in a slapstick comedy. Macy is as loose as Travolta, playing a geek who is eager to bust out of his shell, and delivers probably one of his coolest performances.
The other performances - Liotta is energetic and menacing as Jack, Tomei (as Dudley's love interest) isn't as memorable as she used to be, and there's a surprise appearance from an "Easy Rider" that will have people talking.
Why did I give this film three stars? As I mentioned before - Becker doesn't have very good subtlety (some sequences have long gaps of unfunny comedy, AC/DC's "Highway to Hell" isn't exploited to full potential, and the fight at the end is drawn out with characters getting punched more than they deserve). But with additional writing from Brad Copeland ("My Name is Earl"), something in Wild Hogs works like magic. Any movie featuring Tenacious D member Kyle Gass singing a Pussycat Dolls song is pretty much worth a good matinee ticket.