Review of Bio-Dome (1996) by Jane L — 03 Nov 2014

For a simple stoner comedy, "Bio-Dome" has a pretty high concept plot and a lot of ridiculous messages about saving the environment even though it's nothing more than yet another moron movie. Back in the 1990's, there was a big push to make Pauly Shore a movie star whether audiences wanted him or not, and thankfully, most of his films were soundly rejected.

Shore's movies were mostly made for people who found Adam Sandler's brand of humor too high brow, and this one plays like something even Sandler would have passed on. It follows the same formula, and much of the alleged humor feels improvised, especially from the star and his sidekick, played by Stephen Baldwin. In many scenes, Shore seems to be having a hard time laughing, a sure sign that he's hearing much of this for the first time.

All I can say is that I'm glad someone was having fun with this dim, idiotic material. There's not one funny moment in the entire picture, and I imagine you would have to be very easy to please to find this anything more than just an insufferable mess. But, typical of movies of this nature, the two leads have impossibly hot girlfriends who for some reason find their inability to articulate sentences charming and they both become heroes in the end when they succeed in righting every wrong they've committed all in the name of "comedy.".

In that respect, "Bio-Dome" plays like a fantasy for morons everywhere. It seems to suggest that the slacker lifestyle will make all of your dreams a reality, or maybe I just had too much time to over-think this dud during all the downtime when I wasn't laughing.