With the tragic passing of Christian Oliver, I decided to watch this short. Oliver plays the straight man, with more of the comic heft going to sidekick Flula Borg. A back-of-the-napkin idea (Borg being dumb enough to name their gardening business "Blow Me", anti-German nicknames, and a standoff with a Mexican gardening group who run the local trade) works better than you might expect, lifted by a late scene-stealing turn by Roland Kickinger. Even the cameos from bigger names that can sometimes derail these smaller shorts mostly work, especially a very funny turn from Tony Shaloub.
The one drawback is Jeremy Sisto, certainly a fine actor, but given too much play in a one-note comedy role.
The one drawback is Jeremy Sisto, certainly a fine actor, but given too much play in a one-note comedy role.
