This movie is a pretty standard slacker comedy with Norm Macdonald humor through and through. The comedy is crude, college-style humor which will likely tell you what sort of mileage you’ll get with this movie. It’s main deviation from the formula is a rape joke that lasts a whole scene, which substantially lowers the overall light-hearted tone of the movie.
Closest comparison: It’s like Men at Work by way of Billy Madison.
Setting: Slacker
Plot: Motivational
Tone: Comedy
This movie uses primarily the comedy framework of an awkward situation that goes on so long that it becomes funny, so comedy mileage may vary among audience members. That being said, the antics of Chevy Chase, Steve Martin, and Martin Short are on point and the trio of SNL veterans are having a blast hamming it up. It’s a classic for its comedy, not its depth.
Closest comparison: It’s like a cross between The Magnificent Seven and Galaxy Quest.
Setting: Western
Plot: Fish out of Water
Tone: Screwball Comedy
