MACGRUBER

Not the funniest movie I've ever seen. In fact, I thought it was pretty stupid all the way through. MacGruber (2010; R) was based on a Saturday Night Live skit, which made fun of MacGyver, the 80s TV series. Now, I do love a good spoof as much as the next person. SNL spoofed Julia Child and it was hilarious. They also spoofed a lot of people in the news, movies, and more. However, I found MacGruber to be so vulgar and common that the humor really escaped me.

The premise is that MacGruber, once a top agent for the CIA, has been called back into duty to take down an arch villain who has stolen a nuclear warhead and plans to use it on Washington, DC. MacGruber uses all manner of silly tricks to complete the mission, none of which actually work. I think if he'd possessed thermogenic fat burners he probably would have tried to use them as some kind of bomb!

Will Forte plays the starring role while Val Kilmer plays the evil Dieter Von Cunth. I figure Kilmer is now wishing he'd never accepted the role.

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