Starting off with a particularly awful
scene of two brothers chasing down their filandering stepfather with
a military helicopter until he dies of a heartattack, this comedy
starts off bad and gets progressively worse. It seems that the boys
are taking revenge for their distraught mother, who is feigning
anguish at having been cheated upon. The two boys discover that
their shenanigans may have been overheard over the headset of a local
fast food joint, so they go there to check out if anyone knows
anything. They find a young pregnant girl at the drive-thru who has
indeed heard something, but one brother doesn't want to kill her like
the other because he grows a soft spot for her. Of course she is
also the woman who had been having an affair with their stepfather
and is carrying his child as well.
This black comedy is a wasteland of
vacant ideas and uninspired direction. Dean pariot was trying for
RAISING ARIZONA type delivery, but forgot that the script has to be
funny before you try for such heights. The whole premise is tacky
and wholly unbelievable, with performance well over-the-top and
motivations that are ludicrous at best. Normally you'd be dismayed
at watching such a forgettable film, but in this case forgetting
viewing it is a blessing.
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