Dirty Grandpa (2016)
* 1/2 (out of 4)
A week before his wedding, Jason Kelly (Zac Efron) must drive his grandfather Dick (Robert DeNiro) to Florida but he soon finds out that gramps is rather profane and perverted.
Some people are calling DIRTY GRANDPA one of the worst films of the year while some are going as far to call it one of the worst movies ever made. Can you actually believe that some are comparing it to PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE? It's no secret that DeNiro is often called one of the greatest actors of all time but here recently it seems he's been taking any role that can get him a paycheck. I personally don't blame someone for wanting to make money but it seems some critics are using this as an excuse to really attack this movie.
There's no question this is a pretty bad movie on many levels but at the same time there's some rather.... I don't know, weird or unique about seeing a two time Oscar-winner appearing in something vulgar like this. The problem is that the screenplay is just so awful that there are a great number of jokes that don't work. In fact, I'd honestly say that only one out of every ten jokes actually manage to get any sort of laugh, which is what makes this bad. It's not a complete bomb because there are some funny moments throughout but certainly not enough to make it a winner.
As far as DeNiro goes, this certainly isn't going to go down as his shining moment but he at least doesn't sleepwalk through the picture and he at least seems to be enjoying being this pervert. Efron, on the other hand, just isn't very funny and he really comes across bad and rather lame. Zoey Deutch, AUbrey Plaza, Julianne Hough and Dermot Mulroney do what they can with the scraps they're given.
The "perverted grandpa" eventually runs out of the gas and the final act is rather insulting as we get a bunch of melodrama and sentimental moments that add up to nothing but extra running time. DIRTY GRANDPA is poorly directed and as i said the screenplay is pretty bad. It's a really bad movie with a few laughs and of course it has a legendary actor doing weird things.
* 1/2 (out of 4)
A week before his wedding, Jason Kelly (Zac Efron) must drive his grandfather Dick (Robert DeNiro) to Florida but he soon finds out that gramps is rather profane and perverted.
Some people are calling DIRTY GRANDPA one of the worst films of the year while some are going as far to call it one of the worst movies ever made. Can you actually believe that some are comparing it to PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE? It's no secret that DeNiro is often called one of the greatest actors of all time but here recently it seems he's been taking any role that can get him a paycheck. I personally don't blame someone for wanting to make money but it seems some critics are using this as an excuse to really attack this movie.
There's no question this is a pretty bad movie on many levels but at the same time there's some rather.... I don't know, weird or unique about seeing a two time Oscar-winner appearing in something vulgar like this. The problem is that the screenplay is just so awful that there are a great number of jokes that don't work. In fact, I'd honestly say that only one out of every ten jokes actually manage to get any sort of laugh, which is what makes this bad. It's not a complete bomb because there are some funny moments throughout but certainly not enough to make it a winner.
As far as DeNiro goes, this certainly isn't going to go down as his shining moment but he at least doesn't sleepwalk through the picture and he at least seems to be enjoying being this pervert. Efron, on the other hand, just isn't very funny and he really comes across bad and rather lame. Zoey Deutch, AUbrey Plaza, Julianne Hough and Dermot Mulroney do what they can with the scraps they're given.
The "perverted grandpa" eventually runs out of the gas and the final act is rather insulting as we get a bunch of melodrama and sentimental moments that add up to nothing but extra running time. DIRTY GRANDPA is poorly directed and as i said the screenplay is pretty bad. It's a really bad movie with a few laughs and of course it has a legendary actor doing weird things.