Broken Lizard's Club Dread (2004)
Review written by: Josh Bozeman on March 3, 2004 @ 10:45 PM CT.
Rating: 3/10
First off, I love Super Troopers and
Puddle Cruiser (the first two films from Broken Lizard.) I really
wasn't sure what this movie was about, but I think the group is
funny, and the other two movies were good- so, this should be
pretty good as well.
I sat there waiting for it to get funny...and I waited, and
waited, and waited. I don't think I laughed one single time.
That's sad, seeing as how I WANTED so badly to like this movie.
The horror spoof plot got old fast...and, unlike the previous two
films from BL, the guys didn't complement each other at all...there
were no funny lines, there were annoying characters (the two
stoned guys who were supposed to be funny were just plain idiotic.)
I expect more from these guys, so I was really disappointed.
There's not so much to critique...just the fact that it was a
comedy that was 'dread'fully unfunny. This could have been a good
movie with a decent script and some funny lines- all of the jokes
just totally missed the mark. Not to mention, it seemed it
dragged on a bit too long. With no laughs to be found, you can't
take the horror aspects seriously (as is the point, of course),
and I found myself begging- please let them find the killer THIS
time...wait, THIS time...no, please let THIS be where they
discover the truth. It went on and on and on and on...
I like Broken Lizard, and hopefully they do more movies...I just
hope they're more like puddle cruiser and super troopers, and a
lot less like dread.