Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Delta Farce

Released: 2007

Reviewed: 11.26.09
Star rating: 1 out of 5

Larry The Cable Guy (Larry), Bill Engvall (Bill), DJ Qualls (Everett), Lisa Lampanelli (Connie), Keith David (Kilgore), Danny Trejo (Carlos Santana), Jeff Dunham (Amazing Ken).

The war on terror is getting desperate so lazy reservists Larry, Bill and Everett are called into active duty in Iraq. But when they are accidentally dropped in Mexico they decide to liberate the country anyway. With the criminal Carlos Santana (no, not the musician) serving as the enemy the boys go to war on terror!

This one starts off looking a bit goofy but with an interesting plot premise full of juicy potential. The 3 guys are semi-redneck lazy idiots never imagining they could be called to duty. When Sgt. Kilgore who is all business shows up things get a bit funny as the boys are initiated into military life then accidentally dropped into Mexico. Assuming they are in Iraq they head out to hunt terrorists, and again things are funny for a bit. But once the plot starts to gel the humor dissolves except for Trejo who has to repeat throughout the rest of the film that he isn't Carlos Santana the musician.

Acting was pretty much miserable and what you would expect from comedians turned actors. Larry was the worst with Engvall serving as runner-up. Surprisingly Qualls wasn't bad. David and Trejo tried to bring life back with decent performances but just couldn't do it.

Film quality wasn't bad with decent sets, backgrounds, and camera work. Sound was good though dialogue wasn't.

Overall, this just wasn't a very funny comedy and a bit disappointing. Watched with an 11 yr old and a 15 yr old I wasn't hearing anyone laughing which is a pretty good indication I'm not the only one who labeled this a failure. Mild crude, sexual humor but this should be fine for teens and above.
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