I have been bothered relentlessly by people to see this since it came out. Considering SNL's movie track record, I could really care less.
Starring: Val Kilmer, Will Forte, Kristen Wiig
Directed by: Jorma Taccone
The Positives:
- The intro song is excellent.
- Val Kilmer! He should be in everything! (Except Batman)
- Also, I'm glad Jorma Taccone is directing these days.
- Little things (Like MacGruber always taking his radio out of his car when he parks it) sell the '80s-esque tone.
- Ryan Phillippe still has a career? Yay!
- The 1980's soundtrack is marvelous.
- Highlight of the soundtrack? Eddie Money.
- Throat ripping.
The Negatives:
- The humor is real hit or miss. For every joke that works, one doesn't.
- Is it a double standard that I like to see naked women in films but can't stand male nudity? Probably, but it's still gross.
- Maya Rudolph isn't attractive. Stop pretending she is.
- I can't tell if the movie is making fun of action film cliches or actually falling for them.
- There is a significantly less amount of actual McGuyver-ing than I thought there'd be considering it's a parody of the character.
Grade: C+
The fact that it's the best SNL movie since Wayne's World doesn't mean much. Entertaining, yes, but nothing special.
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