I rarely swear in a movie review. If I dislike a certain feature, I always try to describe it as 'disappointing' or 'only mildly enjoyable'. Unfortunately, there's only one word in the English language that could possibly sum up DUMB AND DUMBERER - and it rhymes with kite.
Plotwise, and that's a laughable word to use here, D&D tells the story of how dumbass friends Harry and Lloyd came to meet at high school. Forget the original's gutsy charm; this is a teen gross-out movie along the lines of "American Pie" - but as the two main protaganists have the mental age of a five year old (between them) - their goals aren't to lose their virginity or anything adult like that, simply to recruit people to be in their special needs class.
Sound fun? I especially like the way that director Troy Miller decided to make Harry and Lloyd unlikeable dur-durs, thereby removing the only possible remaining interest for the audience. In the original, Harry and Lloyd were funny - braindead, for sure, but funny. You wanted to see them succeed in their wholly unattainable goals; here, you're waiting for something bad to happen just to get them off the screen for a few precious minutes.
The only positive thing about this movie - and it's a very small positive, nowhere near enough to actually go see it - is Eugene Levy as the school's scheming headmaster. Eugene is one of the funniest actors in America at the moment and it's sad to see him in drivel like this. Were it not for his presence, I'd definitely have walked out the cinema mid-movie.
Avoid this, it's the worst movie of the year. * / *****
Plotwise, and that's a laughable word to use here, D&D tells the story of how dumbass friends Harry and Lloyd came to meet at high school. Forget the original's gutsy charm; this is a teen gross-out movie along the lines of "American Pie" - but as the two main protaganists have the mental age of a five year old (between them) - their goals aren't to lose their virginity or anything adult like that, simply to recruit people to be in their special needs class.
Sound fun? I especially like the way that director Troy Miller decided to make Harry and Lloyd unlikeable dur-durs, thereby removing the only possible remaining interest for the audience. In the original, Harry and Lloyd were funny - braindead, for sure, but funny. You wanted to see them succeed in their wholly unattainable goals; here, you're waiting for something bad to happen just to get them off the screen for a few precious minutes.
The only positive thing about this movie - and it's a very small positive, nowhere near enough to actually go see it - is Eugene Levy as the school's scheming headmaster. Eugene is one of the funniest actors in America at the moment and it's sad to see him in drivel like this. Were it not for his presence, I'd definitely have walked out the cinema mid-movie.
Avoid this, it's the worst movie of the year. * / *****