Frank MCluskey (Dave Sheridan) is an insurance claims investigator who refuses to take any risks. With good reason! His father, an Evel Knievel imitator, was permanently injured during a performance and his mother refuses to let her son live life without a safety net. Instead, Frank's partner must do all the dirty and dangerous work. When the partner dies, however, it's up to Frank to go for broke when the job turns hairy. New partner Sharon (Cameron Richardson) is there to lend her support, also. Will Frank be transformed from a chicken little into a daredevil?
This is a film that falls into the category of a true guilty pleasure. Certainly, Sheridan does a knock-off Jim Carrey imitation while the script vacillates between funny and mundane. Yet, the movie still delivers an upbeat charm that is an antidote for those days when the car breaks down or the dinner burns. Randy Quaid, for example, plays the comatose father of Frank...and he's still funny! If you want to forget your troubles, come on, get happy then spend a couple of hours with Frank. He'll plaster a silly grin on your face in no time.
This is a film that falls into the category of a true guilty pleasure. Certainly, Sheridan does a knock-off Jim Carrey imitation while the script vacillates between funny and mundane. Yet, the movie still delivers an upbeat charm that is an antidote for those days when the car breaks down or the dinner burns. Randy Quaid, for example, plays the comatose father of Frank...and he's still funny! If you want to forget your troubles, come on, get happy then spend a couple of hours with Frank. He'll plaster a silly grin on your face in no time.