Review of Date Movie (2006) by Giovanni M — 19 May 2014

The trend of parody films, taking on genre pictures in general, has become tiresome in the past five years or so, but some truly indecent ones are still being made in the current climate. While many of these films have parodied the source material they are based on, they don't have the original spirit of those films, and therefore rely on sight gags and really gross humor.

While "Date Movie" is a horrible piece of garbage, manufactured by the same people who brought us "Epic Movie" and "Meet the Spartans," it does hold the spirit of its original content.

The plot winds around many beloved romantic comedies, and in the end it's kind of sweet when the couple gets together. In between that charming story, there's a lot of fat shaming, weird visual effects, and gross out humor, as expected from the look of its predecessors.

This film may be awful, but at least you can see what it's based around, which just doesn't happen often enough.