Review of Dirty Grandpa (2016) by Thequietgamer — 21 Jul 2017

It seems the whole point of Dirty Grandpa is to be the biggest, wildest, and dirtiest comedy out there. The movie is filled with profanity-laced sex puns, shock humor, and gross out gags. It's shear devotion to raunch and vulgarity does lead to some amusing moments and laugh-out-loud funny one-liners, but the movie is still hindered by the fact that it's just not very clever.

Not even having legendary actor Robert De Niro and Zac Efron, who is ever-growing in popularity in this kind of scene, as the leads can save "Dirty Grandpa" from feeling rather thrown together.

The movie tries for some of that feel good, family sticking together magic with a side of "just live" message. None of that ever really works out. The movie is about the crudity, everything else second.

While this does lead to a rather cheap feeling experience, it's something that probably works in Dirty Grandpa's favor. It's evident that the people behind this aren't exactly the deepest of people. Penis jokes are right up their alley, and hey, they're good at making them.

Mostly. While it's not always the funniest or even the most original film out there in the ever-widening sea of R-rated comedies, there are some laughs to be had. Plus, all of the actors were totally on board with the project.

There are some surprisingly good performances here. The supporting cast is also pretty great. Particularly Jason Mantzoukas, who regularly brings some of the biggest laughs. Everyone onscreen is so good you almost want to see them in something with more brains behind it.

For a movie this vulgar, raunchy, immature, inappropriate, and sex-obsessed, I can't think of a score any more fitting of it than a 6.9/10.