Review of Dirty Grandpa (2016) by Leon B — 28 May 2016

Round-Up:

It's really has been some time since De Niro, 72, has made a decent movie but he still is a highly rated actor, due to the success and amazing performances of his previous movies. He can afford to make some mediocre movies, because he has proved that he is truly a bankable star but it hurts to see him make a fool out of himself on the big screen. The masturbating scene near the beginning of the movie, along with the uncomfortable sex scene towards the end, just didn't look right and I'm getting a bit fed up with seeing Efron parading his body in his movies. Anyway, this film was directed by Dan Maze, 44, who also brought you I Give It A Year and 6 episodes of Ali G in da USA!!!. He certainly pushed De Niro to the limit in this film but I don't think that he brought out the best of the leading stars. I can't see them bringing out a sequel but at least it made a hefty profit for this directors first major project.

Budget: $11million.

Worldwide Gross: $100million.

I recommend this movie to people who are into their comedies starring Robert De Niro, Zac Efron, Zoey Deutch, Aubrey Plaza, Jason Mantzoukas, Dermot Mulroney, Julianne Hough and Danny Glover. 4/10.