Drillbit Taylor Movie Review
I am not now nor have I ever been a 13-year-old boy, which means I’m absolutely not the target audience for Drillbit Taylor. But I have to believe that even 13-year-old boys aren’t going to find all that much to laugh at in this loopy, uneven comedy that takes a surprisingly violent twist. Drillbit Taylor never seems quite sure about where it’s going and exactly what it’s trying to accomplish on its journey to get there.
It’s sad to say but I’d prefer drilling a hole in my toenail to ever sitting through Drillbit Taylor again. It’s that painful. Drillbit Taylor’s a product of the Judd Apatow pack (Apatow produced it, Seth Rogen came up with the story and co-wrote the screenplay with Undeclared writer Kristofor Brown, and Apatow’s wife, Leslie Mann, plays the lead female role), but it definitely doesn’t live up to the gang’s standards. Drillbit Taylor’s Superbad-lite with younger actors, mild language, and far fewer laughs.
The Story
Homeless dude Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson) is looking to make some money fast in order to move to Canada. Resourceful and semi-charming, Drillbit applies for a ‘job’ as the bodyguard of three nerdy kids who are being bullied at high school by two guys straight out of Teen Movie Jerks Central Casting. No teachers can control these two hoodlums (in fact, none really even try) and the rest of the student body is either in awe of their power or too scared to do anything other than to watch them pick on kids half their size. Source: About
