For President's Day weekend I headed up to New England to see my cousins, Tony and Patrick. I used to live right down the road from these guys and I hadn't seen either of them since the middle of last year. Tony and I are pretty much the same age, and we've probably watched a
thousand movies together. Patrick is younger (my sister's age) and I think he went with us only a handful of times (notably,
Rocky Balboa and
War of the Worlds). Now despite being family, we have, at times,
vastly different tastes. See, the movie choice for Saturday night was their pick, and it was one I honestly thought I'd
never, ever see (and I have zero standards). I give you
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star.
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| Swardson - to his credit, actually tries. |
Oh, I had read reviews. I knew this was going to be terrible. The previews were laughably bad, and it stars, yes,
stars, Nick Swardson
and Don Johnson. I mean the largest red flag ever sewn should have shot out of the ground like an alien tripod when those two names were on the marquee. But then there's that part of your mind that whispers,
but it can't be that bad. True, it isn't
that bad. It's a thousand times worse. And I was expecting God-awful...
So, not that you're going to watch this, but there are a few positives. In no particular order:
- Christina Ricci: Yes, I feel bad for her, but everybody needs cash, so we're cool. Oh, one question in regards to Wednesday, hot...or super hot? Not sure, myself.
- Boobs: Not enough to outweigh the awfulness, but at least they threw some in as a courtesy.
- Macaroni commercial: I can't believe I just typed those words, but that scene did at least make me smile. Once. Well, almost once.
- Bucky's accent: It got me a few times. Damn it.
But before that part of your brain says anything else, let's take a look at the meat of this spectacular shit sandwich. In chronological order, no less...
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| They should burn all existing Oscars in protest. |
Top 10 Worst Moments of Bucky Larson
- Opening Monatge: As if getting a DUI on a tractor isn't unfunny enough, we are subjected to a hillbilly farmer slathering peanut butter all over his junk and calling to his goats. That might sound funny, but no.
- Shouting uncontrollably can actually be funny. When Bucky's boss fires him from the grocery store, it's just painfully awkward and sad. Much like 99% of the runtime.
- Bucky's friends teach him to masturbate. Again, supposed to be funny.
- There's this scene where Bucky wakes up and makes noises at a pigeon. It's not in the vicinity of humorous. Did they actually write that in? And if they did, did they hire an editor? What was cut in favor of this? No, seriously. I want answers. I'm not joking. I'm furious.
- They actually went with a bug in the teeth joke.
- Stephen Dorff plays a guy named Dick Shadow. Ha ha, right? Too bad he's the worst character in a shitty movie. Though to be fair, Kevin Nealon finishes second in a photo-finish.
- Christina Ricci plays this woman who dreams of being a waitress. She has a backstory and everything. Read that again if you must, but holy f--k, right? Someone cooking that up is bad enough...but then someone else saying yes to it...maddening.
- Pauly Shore. This movie makes Son In Law look like the comedic equivalent of Inception, bud-dy.
- Ricci makes a homemade condom for Bucky and I swear I looked away because I was embarrassed for her career at that moment.
- This movie was directed by Tom Brady. That's twice in a month he's screwed me.
