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2008
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Ryan (Troy Gentile), Wade (Nate Hartley) and Emmit (David Dorfman) attend their first day at high school and they’re pumped…until they meet up with Filkins (Alex Frost), a school bully who comes off like a little Hannibal Lecter. Before they become completely engulfed in Filkins’ reign of terror, they seek out some protection by placing an ad in Soldier of Fortune magazine. Their best response – and the cheapest – comes from Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson), a down-on-his luck soldier of fortune who lives a homeless – he likes to say “home-free” – existence on the beach. He enrolls them in some physical and mental training.
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LEW IRWIN

New York Times critic A.O. Scott says that he counts himself among the admirers of Judd Apatow's comedies but considers Drillbit Taylor the way he would a fashion company's discount line. Taking note of a tag line on ads for the movies that says "You get what you pay for," Scott remarks, "I saw it free, and I still feel cheated." Most other major critics express similar disappointment. "Four years into the Judd Apatow comedy revolution, the troops are beginning to show signs of battle fatigue," writes Peter Howell in the Toronto Star. Kyle Smith in the New York Post begins his review with this opening shot: "The last time I saw this much talent in a losing cause was Super Bowl XLII." And Kevin Crust in the Los Angeles Times describes it as "an unremarkable patchwork comedy." Owen Wilson, who reportedly is being treated for depression following a suicide attempt, is not likely to be lifted out of it by Drillbit's reviews. Several reviews suggest, however, that Wilson's talents are wasted in the film. "Wilson has occasional funny moments here, but he's hampered by a disjointed story and bland, slapstick gags," writes Claudia Puig in USA Today. And Mick LaSalle in the San Francisco Chronicle comments: "There's a raging gulf between Owen Wilson's talent and the quality of his movies. His comic timing, his distinct look, his versatility, his combination of darkness and light, his verbal dexterity, his ease in his body and his engaging personality all argue in favor of an actor who should be banking one terrific movie after another. And if not terrific, good. And if not good, respectable. And if not respectable, at least not embarrassing." Drillbit Taylor, LaSalle suggests, represents the latter.

LEW IRWIN

New York Times critic A.O. Scott says that he counts himself among the admirers of Judd Apatow's comedies but considers Drillbit Taylor the way he would a fashion company's discount line. Taking note of a tag line on ads for the movies that says "You get what you pay for," Scott remarks, "I saw it free, and I still feel cheated." Most other major critics express similar disappointment. "Four years into the Judd Apatow comedy revolution, the troops are beginning to show signs of battle fatigue," writes Peter Howell in the Toronto Star. Kyle Smith in the New York Post begins his review with this opening shot: "The last time I saw this much talent in a losing cause was Super Bowl XLII." And Kevin Crust in the Los Angeles Times describes it as "an unremarkable patchwork comedy." Owen Wilson, who reportedly is being treated for depression following a suicide attempt, is not likely to be lifted out of it by Drillbit's reviews. Several reviews suggest, however, that Wilson's talents are wasted in the film. "Wilson has occasional funny moments here, but he's hampered by a disjointed story and bland, slapstick gags," writes Claudia Puig in USA Today. And Mick LaSalle in the San Francisco Chronicle comments: "There's a raging gulf between Owen Wilson's talent and the quality of his movies. His comic timing, his distinct look, his versatility, his combination of darkness and light, his verbal dexterity, his ease in his body and his engaging personality all argue in favor of an actor who should be banking one terrific movie after another. And if not terrific, good. And if not good, respectable. And if not respectable, at least not embarrassing." Drillbit Taylor, LaSalle suggests, represents the latter.
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