Tom's Corner:
The Slammin' Salmon
(2009, Kevin Heffernan, director)
I've seen a lot of movies from the "Broken Lizard"comedy troupe. I think they are puerile, juvenile and utterly in bad taste. This is why I like them. For those of you not familiar, a little history can be found here. After seeing Super Troopers and Beerfest, there was no way I would let this film pass me by.
This time, the troupe, along with April Bowby and Colbie Smulders, are waiters at a posh Miami restaurant owned by former heavyweight champ Cleon “Slammin'” Salmon (Michael Clarke Duncan). Salmon made a bet with a Yakuza chief and now owes twenty grand, so the restaurant needs to have a good night, or else he loses his restaurant and Rich (played by director Heffernan) gets a beating. A contest is instituted wherein the waiter with the most sales gets a prize, while the one with the least gets a severe beating from the champ.
Duncan has the timing and expressions for comedy (which anyone who saw him play the bald black gay virgin in The Underground Comedy Movie already knows), and he proves it here. I found myself laughing louder and harder at his jokes and angry outbursts then nearly any of the other pieces of dialogue. All the regular members of "Broken Lizard" are in top form as well: Steve Lemme plays Connor, the waiter who had left for a starring role in TV, but comes back in disgrace. Jay Chandrasekhar plays Nuts, the waiter who had better stay on his meds, or he becomes someone else entirely. Paul Soter plays a set of twins, Donnie and Dave, the former is a new busboy, the latter a chef with serious anger management issues. Erik Stolhanske plays Guy, the douchebag waiter. There are numerous cameos littered throughout the movie, so be on the lookout for familiar faces.
This was not the best "Broken Lizard" film (I still give that to Super Troopers), but it was still an enjoyable and most of all funny film. If you like comedy with a little bit of gross out humor, this may be the movie for you to order.
I've seen a lot of movies from the "Broken Lizard"comedy troupe. I think they are puerile, juvenile and utterly in bad taste. This is why I like them. For those of you not familiar, a little history can be found here. After seeing Super Troopers and Beerfest, there was no way I would let this film pass me by.
This time, the troupe, along with April Bowby and Colbie Smulders, are waiters at a posh Miami restaurant owned by former heavyweight champ Cleon “Slammin'” Salmon (Michael Clarke Duncan). Salmon made a bet with a Yakuza chief and now owes twenty grand, so the restaurant needs to have a good night, or else he loses his restaurant and Rich (played by director Heffernan) gets a beating. A contest is instituted wherein the waiter with the most sales gets a prize, while the one with the least gets a severe beating from the champ.
Duncan has the timing and expressions for comedy (which anyone who saw him play the bald black gay virgin in The Underground Comedy Movie already knows), and he proves it here. I found myself laughing louder and harder at his jokes and angry outbursts then nearly any of the other pieces of dialogue. All the regular members of "Broken Lizard" are in top form as well: Steve Lemme plays Connor, the waiter who had left for a starring role in TV, but comes back in disgrace. Jay Chandrasekhar plays Nuts, the waiter who had better stay on his meds, or he becomes someone else entirely. Paul Soter plays a set of twins, Donnie and Dave, the former is a new busboy, the latter a chef with serious anger management issues. Erik Stolhanske plays Guy, the douchebag waiter. There are numerous cameos littered throughout the movie, so be on the lookout for familiar faces.This was not the best "Broken Lizard" film (I still give that to Super Troopers), but it was still an enjoyable and most of all funny film. If you like comedy with a little bit of gross out humor, this may be the movie for you to order.
- Tom Trombley
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