Hot Rod

  • 2007


MOVIE IS tedious hilarious carefree capable
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48 %
39 % Rotten
$ 14 Million
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Positive Reviews 41
Negative reviews 32
Average Rating 2.5/5
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2.8
There are a few other minor laugh sequences in this puttering vehicle for the affable SNL viral video star Samberg of Lazy Sunday fame, but most of th .. EW
3.8
Its funny pretty much all the way through, even in the final showdown between Rod and his stepdad.I have seen countless movie fights that stagger the .. Rogerebert
3.0
And like any completely gratifying summer comedy, Hot Rod is far better than the sum of its parts. Common Sense Media
1.5
Those hoping for feature length doses of Sambergs Lazy Sunday wit will have to settle for just plain lazy, as Hot Rod aims low and still manages to mi .. Variety
3.0
Sambergs penchant for subversively silly asides certainly hints that hes capable of being more than a Will Ferrell or Adam Sandler clone. Now he just .. Time Out
1.9
Which isnt to say that we dont form a relationship with these creatures.
2.5
More often, it feels like a mediocre attempt to reprise the central elements of the infinitely funnier Napoleon Dynamite.
2.0
Hot Rod ought to appeal to fans of this kind of comedy, but if it turns out that more than $47 was spent to make it, its possible that a crime has bee ..
1.5
Hot Rod might be called the poor mans Eagle vs. Shark. Poor certainly describes the quality of the filmmaking. The New York Times
1.0
Hot Rod suggests what Napoleon Dynamite might have looked like under the direction of Hal Needham E Film Critic
3.8
It isnt just throwing joke darts at a board in the hopes that a few stick. Its throwing them at the pool table, the bartender, your face, then dynamit .. E Film Critic
1.5
Since avengers with doubts arent good box office, you always know that moral ambiguity isnt going to figure much. Telegraph
3.5
Together, theyve managed to stitch together a funny and irreverent movie thats likely to create the same sort of adoring, if temporary, fan base as th ..
3.1
But the most valuable player here is Schaffer, who weaves the weird bits and pieces into a coherent narrative, giving his moviemaking a collapsible Vo .. San Francisco Chronicle
3.0
Hot Rod brims over with fried gold sight gags, nostalgia for the more embarrassing elements of the 80s/early 90s and a warped sense of innocence.
2.0
The movie resorts to ripping off gags and jokes from other people and doesnt seem to be able to come up with anything on its own. Cinema Blend
1.9
Most of the jokes either drag on endlessly or are cut short without a real punch line. Ny Daily News
3.0
Lots of messed up stunts, goofy sequences and hit and miss humor ensues. JoBlo
2.5
But why isnt it better Screenwriter Pam Brady has produced hilarious stuff for the TV series South Park. The Globe And Mail
1.2
Aims to be goofily anarchic...but its sloppily written, lazily staged and annoyingly dumb...like a home movie slapped together by a bunch of half addl .. One Guys Opinion
2.5
Theres a pretty good chance youll find at least some of it pretty funny. Tv Guide
1.5
Samberg cant carry this, though director Akiva Schaffer supplies some hilarious, Jackass style wipeouts. Chicago Reader
1.3
The movie has two modes: pain focused physical comedy and random left field absurdity.Both fail. Mark Reviews Movies
3.8
The end result is an increasingly tedious endeavor that effectively squanders its promising setup, and its impossible not to wish that Schaffer had in .. Reel Film Reviews
1.5
The film is largely mirthless, but it does have a few bits of silliness that are witty, and others that earn giggles through sheer excess. The Times
3.5
Youre either going to wet your pants laughing, or youre going to scratch your head and wonder if youre getting too old. Eric Ds Nider
1.0
You cant exactly bet against Samberg (hes as spectacularly untalented as Adam Sandler), but hell need a better vehicle than this. News Review
2.0
The rest of Sambergs humour is rather more patchy lots of mirthless interludes only occasionally enlivened by spoofs of 1980s pop videos and childishl .. Radio Times
3.1
The films low key Waynes World vibe takes it only so far. I laughed, then I wished it was funnier, then I just wished it would end. Rolling Stone
3.0
That said, you may be surprised to find yourself repeating some of the lines even after youve forgotten the rest of the film.If you like dumb comedies .. View London
0.0
HOT ROD (PG 13) Moron thinks hes a stunt man, wants to raise money for his step fathers heart transplant. News Day
1.3
Rated PG 13 (crude humor, profanity, drug references, comic violence). New York Post
3.5
If you laugh at this scene, chances are youll laugh at pretty much everything else in the movie. Film Journal International ..
3.1
Hot Rod is pretty dumb, and a good half of its gags fall flat but homages to cheesy 80s cinema and television are worth a couple of chuckles. Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
3.1
The filmmakers, though, have skipped right past the kitsch of tribute and gone straight for jokey delusion: They really seem to think its 1986. Boston
4.5
(Oddly enough, this actually works as charm, because poor 30ish Denise is somehow roped in by his pre toilet training humor.)
3.1
While Sandler perfected dumb adolescent comedy and Carrey unleashed a fresh brand of manic humour, Samberg doesnt tread new comedic ground. Toronto Star
1.5
In the end, its hard not to like a film whose characters celebrate their finest achievements by getting together and popping some bubblewrap, Daily Mail
2.0
But the fireworks fizzle big time, as does this tedious, tired comedy that is short on appeal and laughs.
4.5
Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Bill Hader, Isla Fisher, Sissy Spacek, Ian McShane, Will Arnett The Basics: Samberg is an inept moped riding man child wi .. Movies
1.5
But Spacek There is an interesting movement in film thats been going on for the last couple of years. Flim Threet
3.0
The film scores most of its laughs by mocking the excesses of 1980s aspirational flicks like Flashdance and The Karate Kid. Bbc
3.1
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1.9
An oddball comedy that only seems to be funny for the people who made it. The audience, unfortunately, is left out on the joke. The Movie Boy
3.1
The movie rides along on carefree good vibes and indulges in its own improvisational universe enough to keep it from feeling like a sketch thats run o .. Chicago Tribune
2.5
And then, moments later, youre laughing again, and (almost) all is forgiven. Chicago Tribune
3.0
There arent many movies where you can find a man dressed like a grilled cheese sandwich fight another dressed like a taco, but Hot Rod takes it even f .. Bullz-Eye
1.5
Besides, any film that manages to make something epically funny of John Farnhams legendarily horrid song Youre the Voice deserves some sort of award. The Irish Times
3.0
It remains nothing more than the silliness of Napoleon Dynamite (only not nearly as offbeat) combined with the failed stunts of Jackass (only not near .. Hollywood
3.5
Hot Rod nails the essence of 80s pop stupidity Does anybody remember Super Dave Osborne, Bob Einsteins stuntman spoof that had every elaborate spectac .. Seattle Pi
1.5
Instead of poking fun at its characters or using their interactions to drive the laughs, Hot Rod merely hopes that youre as willing as Samberg is to f .. Pajiba
3.1
The movie moves well, doesnt overstay its welcome and has just enough absurd irreverence to maintain interest. Movie Freak
2.5
That just leaves Samberg, who has very little charm or personality and certainly not enough to sell the gags beyond their obvious low brow humor.
2.5
Andy Samberg fans can rejoice in adding this Blu ray to their shelves; others may wish to hold off. Groucho Reviews
4.0
Its a mindless romp into endless stupidity, and it made me laugh. 7M Pictures
1.5
Julian Jarrold There isnt one irritating thing about Becoming Jane, there are about fifty. The Stranger
1.9
What about Eagle vs. Shark, a rather sad and sarcastic sort of love story Yep, I really loved it.
1.5
As entertainment, its a remarkably unambitious yet moderately diverting time waster. Straight
1.9
And I would hesitate to the point of ashen immobility to use any magisterial qualifiers in describing Hot Rod, a purposefully stupid movie about a pur .. Chron
3.0
American TV comic Andy Samberg, a Saturday Night Live regular, stars in this silly but funny comedy about a suicidally incompetent stuntman called Hot .. Film Guardian
2.5
There are two truly funny sequences: a Cool Beans rap routine and a punch dancing sports prep parody in the forest, culminating in Rods endless fall d .. Post Gazette
3.1
A perfect storm of absurdist sight gags and sketch comedy consciousness. Somewhere in there is the wobbly shape of a story, which Schaffer and company .. Seattle Times
2.0
My dog has the common sense to know his limitations. But then hes probably got an IQ point or 50 on poor Andy, if Hot Rod is indicative of how deep th .. Jam! Movies
2.0
...comedy is a subjective thing, and what makes one person laugh may simply bore someone else. Hod Rod bored me. Movie Metropolis
3.5
The movie may be a bizarre goof, but the effort second hand material included is utterly sincere. Filmcritic.com
0.0
If you want to see the outcome of Rods stunt jump wait for the video and skip to the end. Entertainment Spectrum
3.1
a fitfully funny comedy thats neither a must see nor a must to avoid. James Sanford on Film
3.1
About half of the jokes in it made me laugh or at least giggle, while the other half of the jokes fell flat on their face. The movie is funny, but not .. Aisle Seat
3.5
Cell phones, the Internet, 80s fashion and 70s style are all thrown together for a winning combination. The Scorecard Review
3.5
The film is full of love and irreverence for the sports movie genre. Can Mag
1.3
But here, the writing fails to muster up enough substance to keep Rod afloat for long. Tulsa World
3.0
Hot Rod, as he bills himself, doesnt actually complete the jumps. Orlando Sentinel
3.5
Consistently laugh aloud funny, a guilty chucklefest of ridiculous stunts, gleeful pummelings and questionable jokes that looks as if it were made by .. Detroit News
1.2
It wants to be a youll laugh, youll cry kind of movie but is more like youll snicker, youll doze. ( Baltimoresun
2.5
While certainly not on the same sub level as the other SNL flicks, Hot Rod is more like 25% inspired weirdness and 75% recycled stuff. Cinematical
3.8
In Knocked Up and Superbad... the heroes slowly grow up Hot Rod wisely dispenses with any such awakening. The fantasy here dubious as life choices go, .. Web Archive
2.5
Hot Rod has meagre comedy value, its laughs as haphazard as the stunts of its hero, Rod Kimble. Web Archive
0.0
So lazy and so void of even the most rudimentary sense of storytelling that it showers the viewer with contempt...Ive never felt as abused by a filmma .. Web Archive
2.5
At times, Hot Rod seems to park itself on the viewers head and refuse to budge until it gets a laugh. And it does, sometimes. Madison
3.8
You need to see Hot Rod just so you can say you were on the Danny McBride bandwagon a year early. Chud
4.5
Ancestors Protect Me: Behind the Scenes of Hot Rod is a short featurette that really doesnt serve much of a purpose other than to show everyone seemed .. Movie Views
3.8
Its a breezy farce with enough fall down and go boom tomfoolery to send the kids into fits of laughter, and contains just enough of a hipster edge to .. English Oh My News
4.0
The movies script isnt as smart as, say, anything with Judd Apatows name on it, and the bleary cinematography by Andrew Dunn is dingy, perhaps intenti .. Today



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