Screwed

What a dumb, unfunny movie. I got this film for a gift , I watched it and thought it was terrible. My question is, why would Danny DeVito ever agree to appear in such a terrible movie? I would not recommend this movie to anybody. 2 out of 10

The funniest parts of this movie involve a turd in a box, and Danny DeVito with brush in his a**. The writing, acting, and directing are all awful. My friend commented, that the movie must be bad, because it looked like I was having more fun playing with my Milk Duds box than watching it. Save your money, and go rent Dirty Work. (Bear in mind that Norm MacDonald is one of my favorite comedic actors.)

Screwed really didn't start off all that promising. The two lead characters kidnap a dog in a scene that played out kind of like a 'Something About Mary' ripoff screne (where dog attacks character) and things didn't really get much better from there at first. However, about 30 minutes into the movie as I was about to give up on it, things really started to pick up and it had me entertained, only to be let down somewhat by the ending. This definitely is along the lines of a 'stupid' comedy and nothing intellectual about it, but I still found it very funny in parts (especially Dave Chappelle and the second desk lamp scene). The two lead characters are so stupid and the plot itself has so many holes in it, but I think in the end, these two factors work in favor of the movie. I would recommend this as a rental, but only if you enjoy these types of comedies .. and stay with it until at least 30 minutes into the movie!

Not that it didn't have its moments, but this is definitely one that should have gone directly to video. It just seems very poorly made. This movie also has Sherman Hemslely in a rather large role so once I saw that flash on the screen, I knew the film would be kind of generic. Still I like Norm MacDonald and he does his best, though he doesn't have much to work with. This movie has a butler who kidnaps his boss's dog, but the dog goes away. The police find a ransom note and Norm's blood everywhere and think he is the one who was kidnapped. There is a twist at the end anyone will see a mile away and there are some humorous scenes with Danny DeVito, but for the most part I wouldn't look too hard to find this movie.

(Flash Review) ...for spending time watching this. To me Norm was the best SNL Weekend Update host with his funny and unexpected dry wit. That was not present in this movie. Norm is a butler for a wealthy old woman who is stingy with her money and treats Norm like dirt. Norm's friend Chappelle, also in a dead end job, concoct a rudimentary plan to steal her dog for a ransom of a million dollars. Of course this being a Norm plan, things go wrong and he becomes the person thought as held for ransom. How will he and Chappelle slink out of this mess? Norm never seemed comfortable as his character and often either over-acted or looked like he was reading from the script. A few gags hit the mark but too many missed and the movie often had the quality of a rushed SNL skit.

I managed to rent this movie from a local Blockbuster and watch it at home a few days ago, and, while this movie wasn't a comedic masterpiece, it wasn't a bad movie either, in fact, it was actually a quite funny movie at some points. The main cast here (Dave, Norm, and Danny), do very good with the script they are given, and there were quite a few funny lines throughout the movie (Especially when Dave and Norm's characters meet Danny DeVito's character for the first time, as well as a majority of Mrs. Crock's lines.) Overall, if you happen to watch this movie, while you won't get a laugh a minute experience, you won't be disappointed with the movie either, as it's one of those good, funny movies that you could watch to waste away a boring day.

It is just a nice film if the expectations are just modest. Easy comedy, Ellaine Streach, Danny de Vito, a ball of misunderstandings and few crumbs of love story, consumerism and a dog. And large slices of chaos. Enough in some measure.