Based on a story by Edmund Dantes (John Hughes of 'Breakfast Club' fame) this is a decent enough film starring the always entertaining Owen Wilson.The premise is fun, it allows Wilson to play to his strengths, and the young cast all bring something great to their roles.My problem with the film is that it doesn't seem to know whether it is aimed at a kid/adult market. The fact that Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen are involved leads you in one direction, and then the jokes lead you in another.It's an average but fine film.

Drillbit Taylor is a decent movie with a reasonably well developed storyline and a good comedic cast. There are definitely plenty of moments in this film that are pure fun, their is great chemistry between the cast members, the main kids are surprisingly talented for their age, and Owen Wilson definitely brings in the most charm and holds the entire movie together, he may be playing a character that is no different to one he's already played twenty times before, but he still steals the show. Though there are definitely some very funny scenes, there are parts that hit and miss too often as well, and there can also be a joke that stretches out for a long period despite not being funny in the first place, and they definitely left me feeling like it could have been a very memorable film if it didn't have those moments so often. The thing that this film fails desperately at, and is the main reason I'm giving this a six instead of seven, is trying to be sentimental, it's mostly just one joke after another for the first hour, but towards the last thirty minutes it tries to make its audience feel genuine affection and care for its characters, and it simply didn't work because, although they are likable characters, we never get very invested in them or their situation. It's definitely jam packed with imperfections, but Drillbit Taylor is still worth the watch if you ever see it on television and have some time to kill, but definitely don't go out of your way to watch it. Three kids hire a trained bodyguard to protect them from their school bully. Best Performance: Owen Wilson Worst Performance: David Koechner

When I first saw this movie in theater when it came out, I thought it was a pretty entertaining comedy. All I can say that it does not deserve the bashing it's been getting, it far from being a believable comedy and isn't one of the best comedy of the year. But it's still a enjoyable comedy despite the ridiculousness of everything in this movie. The factor that made this movie watchable is that it just doesn't really get bored. Even for a comedy that takes place in a high school, it's just ridiculous because the set up isn't ridiculous, but the direction is very ridiculous. The story is about 3 students that just started high school who are the biggest geeks, hire a bodyguard since they constantly gets bullied in a comedic manner. And as the movie progresses they start to bond a bit. The dialogue in this is pretty childish but didn't think it was really cringe worthy, in fact I think the negative rating is from how childish and immature the the direction of this movie is. But those stuff just wasn't all that bad in this movie or got me annoyed that much. Yes this movie has a lot of flaws but the main thing is that it's entertaining and very watchable, just isn't anything amazing. 6.4/10

If you watched this movie and at the end DIDN'T know why kids went on shooting rampages back around the turn of the century and commit suicide now, then you are completely ignorant to bullying in schools and the effect it has on victims.I first saw this a couple years ago as a lead in for a special showing of the Get Smart reboot, and I was ready to walk out less than a half hour of this thing starting and not come back for Get Smart.It showcases the things that bullying victims often go through: a relentless tormentor, parents who are unwilling to listen to their problems or refuse to believe them, and a school that refuses to defend the victims, even at times SIDING WITH the bully. It also shows the desperation that victims go to in hiring someone to protect them because NO ONE else will.The three kids tried to do the right thing until the point where Owen Wilson comes in. They tried to deal with the problem themselves, to talk to their parents, and to the school administrators. What they did and went through is a reflection of what bullying victims go through, in that they see no out from their problems and try to resolve it in the worst way. This movie tries to make light of people who are victimized and whatever moral the writers were shooting for was LOST.The bully at the end got what was coming to him to a point: He was just arrested and shipped off for his parents to deal with; but there was no real punishment shown, which is the giant flaw of Apatow and Hughes' work. If a person (the antagonist) has gotten to the point where they're torturing students and manipulating adults into thinking that his actions are pure, then he cannot be simply "fixed" by his parents punishing him. He is a psychopath.It is sad that this is John Hughes' last film, as it is a sour note to go out on. 1/10, and it's only because I can't give it a 0/10.