Drillbit Taylor

A burglar pretends to be a bodygaurd who pretends to be a teacher so he can rob kids seeking protection and guidance - but the kids end up being cool so he gives their stuff back. At this point Owen Wilson could set out to poison puppies and they'd try to make you feel bad for him.

Very weak comedy, the main problems are the 3 kids who have no charisma between them and Owen Wilson's phoned-in performance. After Dupree, another film where he plays essentially a child (a role he is not particularly good at). The script is completely lacking in originality and feels like it was pieced together from a dozen other high school movies.

So Luke Wilson's brother gets a pass but everytime I try and beat up a kid I get the long, hard, consequences of breaking the law.

The movie shows a homeless guy helping out school kids to be confident

Drillbit Taylor is slackly paced and rife with questionable logic.

Not as bad as people say it is, and it has some funny bits. However, most of the time I waited for it to end.

For the first 30 minutes I waited for it to start being funny. The rest of the time I waited for it to end.

Comes frustratingly close to working, with Wilson’s droll and laid back persona well-suited to his role, and a terrific trio of young actors at the forefront (with neurotic Dorfman an absolute scream). Unfortunately the film never finds a focus or rhythm, struggling to tie Drillbit’s search for self-worth to the struggles of his charges, leaving the mid-section seeming to break off into two separate movies! Well staged comic gags make this worthwhile (the montages are particularly well done).

It seems to me that people hate on this film because they are incapable of making a judgment for themselves. The film references are a lot of fun, in particular the nod to 'Blade Runner'. The brutality of the violence is unexpected but welcome (films of this genre often don't follow through with this), which has a lot do with Alex Frosts' unhinged performance as Filkins. The parody of teachers and teaching is closer to the truth than many would like to admit.

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Entertainment: 3/4 Great first half, then downhill. Spirit: 1/3. Sustainability: 1/3.

Owen Wilson finally found his perfect role: an over-grown pre-pubescent teenage boy. The most (only) believable performance of his career.

* Casting, Acting : 3 * Script : 3 * Directing, Aura : 3.5 * Ease of Viewing : 6 * Naked Eye :3.5

50.500

Seth Rogen in pen is not always the bullseye.

I really hated Owen Wilson's character in this movie, but after all this was okay. If you don't have anything better you might give this a chance. Don't expect anything and maybe the movie will surprise you.

Nope!

Skip this one. There are a few funny moments in this film but definitely not enough to recommend it. The ending is weak and predictable. Owen Wilson has done better work in other films.

There's a scene where the bully and one of the main characters have a rap battle. The movie tries to pass this off as funny.

Had a few moments

Only Owen Wilson made this film watchable

"Is the golden age of Judd Apatow already waning?" - Nick Schager

not as bad as other films like this, but still pretty bad

Really felt like they were trying to ride the coattails of the recently popular Superbad and make a high-school comedy as racy as they could and still give it a PG-13 rating. You might get a few laughs, but it's pretty drab.

Owen Wilson is always worth a watch.

If this film embraced being completely neurotic and edgy, I could see it working. It almost wants to go into the realm of good films, but doesn't have the courage to make that step. As it is, this film is absolute shit.

this movie is bad avoid it at all costs

I know it's hard to believe, but watching Owen Wilson get punched in the face does not classify as entertainment.

Owen Wilson is funny.

Not even Owen Wilson, who I really like, could save this. It's just extremely poor.

Solid Wilson comedy. Sometimes unfairly criticised, it does have some very good moments.

kinda dumb

It has a few solid laughs (most of which are provided by Danny McBride), but much of the film is dry. The kids aren't particularly likeable, and the story isn't particularly good. Like I said though, it's written by Rogen and features McBride, so there is some good comedy here, just not enough. The movie isn't a total disaster, but it's fairly cookie-cutter and marks Apatow Co.'s first real miss.

medio mala...para un sabado de canal 13

Surprisingly fun comedy with a great turn by Wilson.

Was I supposed to like anyone in this film?

Amusing for an Owen Wilson movie.

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The second weakest Apatow associated movie next to Kicking And Screaming, but the bar was set too high. Grade: B-

The jokes just don't work... at all.

It has not the pepper that was seasoning Superbad. But even so, a good entertainment.

Goddamn it, Owen Wilson, we KNOW you're better than this.

Is that the Josh kid From Drake and Josh? When did he turn into a bully? Anyway, the bullies in this movie were absolutely rediculous. I hadn't seen a bully that bad since Big Bully.

Without much in the way of credibility or little in the way of inspired humor for Wilson to work with, "Drillbit Taylor" produced by Judd Apatow and co-written by Seth Rogen sort of flounders in the mundane realm of comedy.

Poor.

I'll admit upfront a weakness for high school movies, thus, I may be overrating this a bit. It's nowhere near as clever or funny as Superbad (which sharing a producer and screenwriter it naturally draws comparison to), but my inner nerd can never truly dislike a movie that features the high school geeks triumphing over the bullies.

okay movie

New low for Apatow, Rogen and Wilson. Bad in all aspects.

Some funny bits, but more dry stretches. Not really awful, just lacking something.