Hot Rod
Smack destiny in the face.
Smack destiny in the face.
Action, Comedy
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2007
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For Rod Kimball, performing stunts is a way of life, even though he is rather accident-prone. Poor Rod cannot even get any respect from his stepfather, Frank, who beats him up in weekly sparring matches. When Frank falls ill, Rod devises his most outrageous stunt yet to raise money for Frank's operation -- and then Rod will kick Frank's butt.
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Rated:
PG-13
Runtime:
88 min
Release date:
3 Aug 2007
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$14,334,401
Awards:
2 nominations
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
Samberg can't carry this, though director Akiva Schaffer supplies some hilarious, Jackass-style wipeouts.
– J. R. Jones,
Chicago Reader,
3 Aug 2007
rotten:
Started to go bad about the time someone in casting said, "You know what? I'll bet America is just about ready for the comedy stylings of Sissy Spacek."
– Kyle Smith,
New York Post,
5 Aug 2007
rotten:
We know from the Lazy Sunday bits Samberg's a funny guy, but he doesn't have enough to work with here.
– Richard Roeper,
Ebert & Roeper,
9 Aug 2007
rotten:
If you're looking for plausibility, this is not your movie. If you're looking for laughs, this is not your movie. If you like seeing delusional overgrown adolescents fall down a lot, then this one's for you.
– Claudia Puig,
USA Today,
1 Sep 2007
fresh:
What works, wonderfully, are the falls, the punch-outs (his brawls with Stepdad are brutal throw-downs) and waiting for that next accident to happen.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2009