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Account executive Ralph White (Seth Green) serenades an amorous gorilla in Walt Becker’s comedy “Old Dogs.” |
There’s one sure way you can tell that Walt Becker’s new comedy “Old Dogs” is better than his 2007 hit “Wild Hogs.”
“Old Dogs” is 12 minutes shorter.
No doubt, the same crowds of fun-starved filmgoers who made “Wild Hogs” a box office winner won’t be disappointed by “Old Dogs.” About the only major difference is that the comically undercranked John Travolta has traded up in co-stars from Tim Allen to Robin Williams.
The primary appeal to “Old Dogs” rests in the breakneck pace set by the editing team of Tom Lewis and Ryan Folsey, who understand that the success of a slapstick-heavy piece of nonsense depends less on quality of material than on the quantity of material thrown at the viewer in record time.
What? You don’t like the scene where Williams hits golf balls into the groins of his fellow players?
Hold on, here comes that zany part where Seth Green sings to an amorous gorilla to keep the beast happy and content. (Read more…)