Almost Heroes, 1998

Director Christopher Guest has been behind a number of comedies I've loved, but he seems well out of his element with this wilderness buddy adventure. The action scenes are executed in the worst ways, with obvious stunt doubles and green-screening. Farley's character often laughs forcedly at his own lines, which makes the silence from our side starker. A wide variety of supporting crew comes in and acts wacky in a bunch of awfully lame bits. As the film lumbers to the 85-minute mark it squeezes out a few laughs but they are miles from satisfying. Recommended for masochists and insomniacs.

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