JACKPOT MOVIE REVIEWS: Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie

No matter what you think of Tim and Eric's Awesome Show: Great Job!, there's no denying that Tim and Eric have an admirably strange charm about them. There's also no denying that it's a love-it-or-hate-it show. And so is the film.

On one end of the spectrum, you have people who completely get this particular—and peculiar—humor. These people are the fans of the film and show. On the other end, there are those who have no idea why Tim and Eric are even trying to make the audience laugh. These people despise the TV show and film.

I'm sure that there are going to be people who love the show who hate the film. Why? Well ... I'll get to that in a moment. But first things first: I loved this film.

I thought Tim and Eric did a great job (no pun intended) at making me laugh my pants off. However, the film will not be viewed as hilarious by many. In fact, about ninety percent of people who see this film will hate it . . . guaranteed. This is because the film, while trying to keep a consistent, solid plot, keeps trailing off into weirder and weirder territory. So it ultimately ends up feeling like a series of sketches—or rather, four episodes of the show put together—rather than a film.
          
The film is dotted with big Hollywood names: John C Reilly, Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis and even a cameo by Jeff Goldblum. Robert Loggia also pitches in a neatly crafted performance as the villain. However, this is Tim and Eric's movie, after all, so none of these very funny people really get a chance to do anything funny. There is a scene involving Will Ferrell and his obsession with a film that is by far the funniest scene in the movie, but Tim and Eric really give us the big laughs.

I wouldn't actually recommendTim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie to anyone as a night out at the movies. But if you like your humor weird and don't mind watching a film that fails at having any sort of plot, check this film out when it comes to DVD.

3 out of 5 stars

The film is rated R for strong crude and sexual content throughout, brief graphic nudity, pervasive language, comic violence and drug use