Review of Dude, Where's My Car? (2000) by Kai82 — 03 May 2021

This was my prime „So bad that it is good“ example before Sharknado took the crown of this category. It is a comedy in the “Hangover” style only far more crazy and years early than the Hangover franchise started.

For me it is the good kind of silly, cheesy and hilariousness. The movie takes itself not serious and the viewer should follow this example. It is a true B movie with all benefits and weaknesses that come with it.

This means also that it is a hit or miss movie and anything from a 1/10 up to a 10/10 is valid. The movie starts with the 2 friends Jesse and Chester awakening with a hangover and no memories what happened.

There are a few weird clues and their car is missing. This sets them up on an adventure trip to find out what happen step by step following their footsteps. However this ends up far stranger than they and the viewer could have imagined.

Like I already said the story should be really silly and bad but it is so entertaining. It has a strange appeal and is entertaining enough that I give a positive rating. I repeat that I do not doubt the poor ratings of others or critics.

The humor works well but it is not for everyone. It is not as hilarious as for example Dumb & Dumber but goes in the same direction (More serious but still hilarious to clarify that statement). I think it is even a whole experience for what they want to archive.

Lets continue with the actors and acting. We have Aston Kutcher as Jesse and Seann William Scott as Chester. Both deliver a great performance and nail their roles. It is the kind that is spot on for the script but will never be remembered or praised;-).

The rest of the cast is full of interesting characters I should not spoil. I had already forgotten that Jennifer Garner (Alias), Korsty Swanson (Buffy movie not TV series and yes there was a movie first) and Maria Sokoloff (The Practice) were in this movie.

I think it is possible they want this to be forgotten. Special praise for Freda Foh Shen who has only a voice role but is quite memorable. For its budget of 13 million the movie looks good (Some effects but not much).

The soundtrack is solid with tracks from Harvey Danger, Grand Theft Audio, Zebrahead and others. Overall I think I already gave my final rating. It is a hit or miss movie or the so bad it is good category.

There is sadly no recommendation possible for everyone. Financially it was successful earning multiple times its production cost but not reaching 100 million dollars. Worth giving a try if you like B movie with a flair of (enjoyable) silliness.