6/11/2023
Synopsis: Corporal Joe Bauers, a decisively average American, is selected as a guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program but is forgotten, awakening to a future so incredibly moronic he’s easily the most intelligent person alive.
The Good: Fun little documentary about current politics. A little dated at this point but they couldn’t possibly have known we’d excel so much at this. I haven’t seen that many Luke Wilson movies but he did a decent job here and most of the jokes landed well. Maya Rudolph provided a nice balance.
The Bad: Man, there were WAY too many offensive terms used throughout. I get the effect they were ‘trying’ for in reality it’s Mike Judge, he uses…or used to use this as a comedy shortcut all the time. Even in the ‘olden days’ of 2006, it’s cheap.
Best Line: It has electrolytes…it’s what plants crave.’
Fun Fact: In addition to concerns about how to market the film, Twentieth Century Fox also grew weary of the film’s frequent, harsh critiques of recognizable corporations. Studio executives wished to shuffle the movie to DVD shelves as quickly and quietly as possible. The film’s contract, however, stipulated that it had to receive a theatrical release. The studio met the terms of the contract, but provided no marketing for the film, released it in an unusually small number of cinemas in select cities, and pulled the film in all markets after only one week. So little effort was put into showing the film in theaters, that some of the few cinemas that screened the film were forced to promote it as “Untitled Mike Judge Project” in their lists of coming attractions.
Verdict:
Technical: 7.5
Entertainment Value: 7.5
Genre Rating: 7.5
IMDb Score:
Total: 7.5
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