A very dumb film, Norm Macdonald can come across as observational funny & truthful on a tv set or standup, sketch show etc but this films script is unremittingly bad and the film blows, up a tree down a tree ... prosaic, you see every scene, plot device, setup and practically every line coming before it happens, if your above a certain age, all the cameo's are almost prosaic, a pointless use of people who are a bit past themselves, Norm does not translate to the cinema in this film. No strong chemistry between arte and norm. a film to really pass, maybe it would have been a 4 out of 10 - 25 years ago now it's a 2 merely for the fact that the film has bearable production values and because any film is a great deal of work to make, but just ideas wise its real dirty dumb work. 2 or 3 lines worked for me from a humour perspective, but they didn't even have an impact long enough to be remembered after the film ends. makes me wonder whether national lampoons or any of the frat comedies have aged any better? the world today has moved on and this film wasn't great to begin with but has aged badly.

Mitch Weaver (Norm MacDonald) and Sam McKenna (Artie Lange) are life long friends since childhood. They have always been great at taking revenge in imaginative ways. When Mitch gets thrown out by his girlfriend, he's forced to stay with Sam and his father Pops (Jack Warden). When Pops has a heart attack, he tells Mitch that he's his dad. Now Pops needs a heart transplant and Dr. Farthing (Chevy Chase) is willing to bump him up to the top of the list for $50k in 2 weeks. With the manager of the movie theater Mr. Hamilton (Don Rickles) being a jerk, the guys take revenge with all the employees paying. So the guys come up with the idea of revenge-for-hire business.The comedy depends a lot on the various outlandish revenge schemes. Some of it works, but it's very much hit and miss. The comedy duo of MacDonald and Lange isn't very exciting. While I usually love both guys, they don't give off a positive energy. MacDonald's sarcastic brand of comedy is the funniest part of the movie. This movie is filled with comedy stars and SNL alumni. It almost works.

This film got slammed by the critics when it came out, so I avoided seeing it for awhile. A few people told me it was hilarious, but I had my doubts. For some reason, Norm MacDonald had kind of rubbed me the wrong way on SNL. This film alone changed me from a Norm doubter to a huge Norm fan. It is a hilarious, nonsensical film filled with insanity, inanity and a ton of laughs. The cast is a comedy dream team: Norm, Artie Lange, Chevy Chase, Chris MacDonald, Chris Farley, Jack Warden, Don Rickles, a quick cameo by Sandler and a quick cameo by Gary Coleman AND a quick cameo by Tommie Hearns. This film is one of those great, great comedies that any critic would have to hate. It is stupid, yes, on purpose. It is crass, tasteless, idiotic, sophomoric and guess what else? Extremely funny. A must see for fans of less than brilliant comedy.

I actually have newfound respect for Bob Saget after seeing this movie (as well as his cameo in "Half-Baked" with the great line: "I've sucked dick for coke. Have you ever sucked dick for marijuana?!") This movie was obviously not made with the intention of racking up a bunch of awards, but we found it hilarious nonetheless. It has some great scenes in it, great lines (Mitch: "I've made up my mind, I'm going to tell Sam..." --Pops grabs him by the balls-- "...or NOT...AAAAHH!"), and if you like Norm MacDonald, you'll love this movie. It's full of his "note to self" one-liners as well as his general humor. The plot itself, although I found it to contain a lot of holes (which is why I say keep an open mind while you watch it), is quite funny. Highly recommended!