Shawn's The Foot Fist Way Review

2008 Movie #110 - The Foot Fist Way

I remember months ago hearing the hype behind this movie and really wanting to see it. Of course I don't think it played in theatres anyway so I had to wait for the DVD. As time went on I started to hear that maybe, just maybe, the hype wasn't all that cracked up to be. The reviews weren't all that great and most people seemed to agree it was a very average movie. Turns out they were right and I really am not sure where all that hype came from in the first place.

Actually that's not true, it came from Will Ferrel and Adam Mckay. I can see why now, this is basically one of their own movies only with a different cast in the roles and a very, very low budget. The problem is that this would be one of their weaker movies, think somewhere in the vein of Semi-Pro.

The movie does have a few funny moments here and there but sadly those moments are pretty scattered. The cast does just fine and I'm overall a fan of lead actor Danny McBride who was awesome in Tropic Thunder and Pineapple Express, the movie itself just isn't as funny as I was hoping. I went into it with a fair amount of hype anyway so I'm sure that didn't help.

Also for an 80-something minute movie, it felt like it dragged on. When your movie runs just over an hour but feels like it borders on 2, you may have yourself a problem. The middle part of the movie seems to be especially drag. It's the opening that has the funniest moments I would say. So if anything, watch maybe the first 15 minutes and then switch it over to something else.

**/5