Sometimes when doing
movie reviews, you end up watching a movie you would not normally check out. I
like a decent variety of movies, and can tolerate more, but sometimes a theme
is not one that I find interesting. The Dirty Grandpa trailer had
a touch of intrigue in the trailer, but not one I would normally watch. It's
just out of my comfort zone, but it seemed good enough to go check out.
The movie starts with
a gallery of photos of Jason Kelly (played by Zac Efron) and his grandpa, Dick
Kelly (played by Robert De Niro). We then end up at a funeral for Jason's
Grandma. Jason is standing next to her casket talking to some people about his
job as a lawyer, when his cousin Nick (played by Adam Pally) comes over to
talk. Nick is drunk and high, which Jason is disgusted by.
Nick proceeds to dump his beer on the flowers and blow smoke on
her picture. Jason gets his cousin to sit down, and just after Jason sits down,
Dick walks in to say good-bye to his wife. Jason's fiance, Meredith (played
by Julianne Hough), not caring that they are a funeral, questions Jason about
what tie he likes better for their rehearsal dinner, but Jason
doesn't care.
Later they are all
gathered and Dick says he needs Jason to drive him to Florida, partly because
Dick had his licence cancelled. Jason and his father David (played by Dermot
Mulroney) do not like the idea, but Jason eventually gives in.
The jokes in this
movie were awful. I am not sure what the writers were thinking, but it felt
like a movie only those that are high or highly immature would enjoy. The few
good jokes are not enough to even begin to save this movie. Not only that, but
the movie was full of bad cliches, like lawyers are boring people who need to
lighten up. Stereotyping people like that is what makes it so hard for
others to live. And the language was even worse. half of the script or more
was repetitive use of the F word (no, it's not "food" or
"fired"). The moral is a good one though; follow your own heart and
not what everyone else tells you to do. I give the movie props for that, even
if it is hidden in a slew of bad language and horrible jokes one after another.
The acting was
decent, considering it was all stereotyped. Really no challenge to this at all
for them. You have an old man with only one thing on his mind, or so it would
seem, and a stick in the mud grandson who needs to loosen up. Did they take
these roles because it was easy money requiring no real work or talent? I
really feel like this movie should have been 18A or higher instead of 14A.
The overall feel of
this movie is one you would watch if you plan on a night where you don't mind
killing brain cells. I would rate this movie 2.3/10 for the very few good
laughs and basic theme.
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