My Rating: **1/2 out of ****.
The trailer to Starsky and Hutch looked so damn promising that I could not wait to see the film. I was quite happy that the film received a bunch of rave reviews from the critics. Unfortunately, I just did not feel the same about the film. The trailer for Starsky and Hutch was an absolute delight but it showed nearly all the funny parts in the film.
I will admit there are some things to like about the film. First, Stiller and Wilson do good jobs in their roles. They also display a nice amount of chemistry. Snoop Dogg is amusing, although not as much as the critics say he is. Finally, the film is funny with one hilarious moment.
The problem is that some of the comedy does not work. The scene with the standoff with Huggy's men say the definition of a terrarium during a standoff probably sounded funny on paper but it does not on the big screen. The same thing goes for the Will Ferrell scenes, these are especially disappointing. Also, some of the best scenes from the trailer (especially the "Do It" scene) are not funny once you see them in the theater.
The Director of the film is Todd Phillips. He directed the underrated Road Trip and the much less impressive Old School(although to be fair it deserves a second chance, I was in a bad mood when I saw it). Phillips has made an entertaining, sporadically funny film. I think the problem lies in the script though (which he co-wrote). Also, there are times in the film when it wants to be R-Rated(A good example of this would be when Starsky and Hutch interviews a woman undressing in a locker-room). It might be interesting to see what Phillips cut from the film.
I guess I recommend Starsky and Hutch but out of the two 2004 films I have seen this is my least favorite (the other was Miracle). Nevertheless, the film kept me entertained, even though at the end it is slightly disappointing and not exactly memorable either. Overall, I liked it for what it did but I thought it could have been better.
The trailer to Starsky and Hutch looked so damn promising that I could not wait to see the film. I was quite happy that the film received a bunch of rave reviews from the critics. Unfortunately, I just did not feel the same about the film. The trailer for Starsky and Hutch was an absolute delight but it showed nearly all the funny parts in the film.
I will admit there are some things to like about the film. First, Stiller and Wilson do good jobs in their roles. They also display a nice amount of chemistry. Snoop Dogg is amusing, although not as much as the critics say he is. Finally, the film is funny with one hilarious moment.
The problem is that some of the comedy does not work. The scene with the standoff with Huggy's men say the definition of a terrarium during a standoff probably sounded funny on paper but it does not on the big screen. The same thing goes for the Will Ferrell scenes, these are especially disappointing. Also, some of the best scenes from the trailer (especially the "Do It" scene) are not funny once you see them in the theater.
The Director of the film is Todd Phillips. He directed the underrated Road Trip and the much less impressive Old School(although to be fair it deserves a second chance, I was in a bad mood when I saw it). Phillips has made an entertaining, sporadically funny film. I think the problem lies in the script though (which he co-wrote). Also, there are times in the film when it wants to be R-Rated(A good example of this would be when Starsky and Hutch interviews a woman undressing in a locker-room). It might be interesting to see what Phillips cut from the film.
I guess I recommend Starsky and Hutch but out of the two 2004 films I have seen this is my least favorite (the other was Miracle). Nevertheless, the film kept me entertained, even though at the end it is slightly disappointing and not exactly memorable either. Overall, I liked it for what it did but I thought it could have been better.