Quick Review: MacGruber (2010)

What do I say about MacGruber? Best to start with the fact that it has almost nothing to do with the SNL sketch that shares its name. MacGruber the sketch was and is a send-up of the McGyver TV series. MacGruber the movie is a broad send-up of action movies. The character of MacGruber is performed the same by Will Forte in both versions and specializes in quirky bomb-making and general ineptitude in both versions. As for the movie, it has a couple of hilarious moments, a couple other bits that fail brutally, and still others that one could feel either way about. The, how should I say, joke-density is a bit low for a comedy, especially early on. The movie makes a bad first impression that way. I thought it was headed for disaster before a couple gut busters saved it from complete ruin. It's a silly, dirty movie that you'll probably feel embarrassed for enjoying at all: C