"Joe Dirt" offers a lot of laughs, which is the raison d'être of any comedy. And there are many different types of humor: sight gags, 1-2-3 punches, pratfalls, ridicule, absurdities, etc. Some of the humor is broad, raunchy, burlesque and low-brow, but other humor is fairly sophisticated. Some jokes are laugh-out-loud funny, while others are subtle. On a jokes per minute scale, the film ranks among the top. The film has significant and substantial problems. It is difficult to decide which is worse: the title, the cover/poster art, or log lines like "He came. He cleaned. He conquered," or "Trailer trash wig-wearin' acid wash jean lovin' rock concert T-shirt sportin' hero." None really describes a movie that I would have expected to find particularly interesting and I made no effort to view the movie until fourteen years after its theatrical release, although I can remember seeing it at video shops and had several opportunities when I was at a loss for something amusing to view. The film is somewhat a parody of "Forrest Gump," which is also a title that says little about the movie's subject matter, unless one is familiar with the book. But the FG producers were somewhat limited by the book's title, whereas the producers of JD could have been more imaginative and incorporated a superlative, an action verb or a recognizable archetype. The promotional artwork relied heavily on an image of a guy holding a mop. People who mop fill a necessary function, but they're usually relegated to after hours when they present less of a nuisance and distraction. In Bangkok, it's impossible to get through a day without encountering about a dozen people sweeping or mopping. Thais sweep and mop everything at all hours of the day and night and still leave their shoes at the entrance. But the reaction is usually to avoid the individual, not take an interest in what or why they are pushing broom. The promo lines fall somewhere between misleading and uninformative. Joe doesn't really conquer. Everybody loves jeans. The wig is a recurring gag that doesn't work or would be much more effective if the hair were natural. It's a bit gross and makes no sense that an adult would wear the same wig worn as a child. JD shines a mirror on the rest of society and holds us up to ridicule for our prejudices, assumptions and tendencies to judge others by superficial standards. These societal prejudices are personified by a radio shock jock played by Dennis Miller who delivers a series of zingers that seem less and less funny as the audience develops sympathy for Joe. Lampooning the audience is a risky form of humor and JD does it adroitly. The viewer is placed in the uncomfortable position of recognizing ones own biases. The movie offers quite a few talented actors in supporting roles that they embrace and play to the hilt. Production values are more than adequate with a refreshing lack of jiggly-cam shots. It's really nice to watch a movie where the filmmakers have enough respect for their audience to plan their shots and use tripods or other support systems for their cameras.

I must say when I watched Joe Dirt On Crackle, I expected to not like it at all. But to be honest, this movie isn't all that bad. I'm very mixed on Happy Madison's filmography, but I must say this is one of the better films.The movie is about a Loser named Joe Dirt, whose parents put a wig on him at birth because his top part of his brain was showing. The story follows Dirt and he talks about his journey to find his parents, the people he meets and the crazy stuff that happens to him which makes him an overnight star.I noticed something about this film that made me really think back to another film I absolutely despised which I called the worst movie of all time. Freddy Got Fingered. For some reason, I started wondering why I thought about that movie while watching Joe Dirt, but then I realized something. This movie is what Freddy should have been.The problem with Freddy Got Fingered was the whole thing was supposed to be a gross out comedy. Grossing out it succeeds, but there was no substance to it. Joe Dirt has all the substance for a gross out comedy. Joe gets crap dumped on him, the film makes incestuous jokes, has a scene where they have to unfreeze a dog's testicles from a porch, you get the point.Joe Dirt's gross out humor works because of it's character. The character is likable but is sort of lame and has a reason why the gross out stuff happens to him and also, the story even though it's a cut and paste type situation, there is an actual story unlike Freddy where Freddy was just a bunch of sketches. The characters are quite cool. Kicking Wing and Clem being the most interesting played by Adam Beach and Christopher Walken. Walken's Clem is one of his most intriguing roles in the way he acts. Kicking Wing is also a fun character who we first meet as this fireworks store owner out in the middle of nowhere.The movie is quite enjoyable, but it made me yell out in frustration in some parts due to the stupidity of the plot. But that was actually quite fun to do. The Sequel is coming in July on Crackle and I will be definitely tuning in to see the film. Overall, Joe Dirt is an enjoyable gross out comedy film and is worth finding in a bargain bin.68/100 C+

Joe Dirt is one of those comedies that you will either like or dislike, and I found myself pleasantly surprised that Joe Dirt was an enjoyable movie. It's not a great movie, but it does not deserve the negative reception.David Spade plays the titular Joe Dirt, who is a janitor working in a Los Angeles Radio station who everybody regards as a loser. When shock-jock radio host Zander Kelly played by Dennis Miller invites him on air to talk to him. From there Joe tells his story about being abandoned at the Grand Canyon by his parents at the age of 8 and his childhood spent in a series of foster homes. Joe Dirt's story wins over listeners and Joe gains a large fan base as well as a new group of friends who like him for who he is, including an old childhood friend of Joe's named Brandy played by Brittany Daniel, a high school janitor with a mysterious past named Clem played by Christopher Walken, and an Indian tracker who calls himself Kicking Wing played by Adam Beach.Sure Joe Dirt is not the greatest movie out there, but by no means that it is a bad movie. There is no denying that Joe Dirt is enjoyable light hearted entertainment that certainly passes the time.Check out Joe Dirt and enjoy it for what it is.6/10.

Joe Dirt (David Spade) is a dirty janitor working in a Hollywood radio station. DJ Zander Kelly (Dennis Miller) interviews him for his show. Joe starts recalling his life since being lost at the Grand Canyon at the age of 8 (Erik Per Sullivan). He helps country girl Brandy (Brittany Daniel) get her dog's frozen balls off the porch. They become best of friends but he eventually leaves to search for his family. He befriends a soft spoken Indian Kicking Wing (Adam Beach). As a carnie, he catches the eye of trashy Jill (Jaime Pressly).I really hated Dennis Miller in this. I can't stand him and his fake radio show. It puts me off the movie right away. David Spade is somewhat likable. He's not really funny but he has some marginal charm. I would rather have just a straight up Joe Dirt adventure with his girl Brandy and sidekick Kicking Wing.