duke396

Overall, I enjoyed this movie. I have read the book and have been a fan for quite a while now, and when I heard there would be a film I was very excited. That being said, I'm going to do the ultimate evil of comparing the movie to the book. I thought Dan's character was spot on and well drawn, while Drew's attitude may have been a little extreme, and Tucker just seemed slightly "off" somehow but overall a good representation. Some of their antics were quite hilarious, but the main problem I had with this movie was that so many lines were quoted directly from the book (and sometimes out of context), so I already knew exactly what the guys were going to say. I think if they hadn't tried so hard to stick to the exact wording some of the dialog could have been improved or expanded upon. It was a fun ride though, and Tucker even ended up learning a thing or two, which I'm not sure I can say for his book counterpart! If I was the director I would have spent more time telling other stories from the book to help establish the characters, and then move into a condensed version of the film as it is for the second half. If that had been the case, I probably would have given it 9 out of 10. People who haven't read the book probably feel thrust in the middle of something they don't quite understand, and may not want to understand. I feel that it was a good movie, and very funny, but with a slightly different approach it could have been an awesome movie.

I write this review not because I want to, but because I feel like I have to. Based on previews and other reviews, I thought this would at least be a decent movie; I was wrong. It wasn't funny at all. I probably chuckled twice during the entire movie and spent the rest of the time wondering why I was still watching it. The premise is over-exaggerated and every character in the movie just seems ignorant. I get the slight against religion, and I'm okay with that (making a valid point about our society in general), but after the first few minutes it's pretty predictable and it was just generally flavorless. As a parody movie it does make you think, but a comedy it is not. I recommend you do not watch this movie, you won't get that hour and forty-odd minutes of your life back.