Review of Hot Rod (1950) by Jordan K — 18 May 2013

A few of my friends told me to see and review this little film created by The Lonely Island called Hot Rod. It's a weird movie that doesn't have much to work with. It also has a predictable plot from beginning to end.

Rod Kimble is following his deceased father's footsteps to become a stuntman, but his step-father Frank is dying and needs a new heart transplant. Rod only wants to save him so he could get respect from Frank by fighting him, so he and his weirdo friends try to raise money using Rod's stuntman antics. Along the way, Rod meets a girl named Denise who he has a crush on, played by Isla Fisher. How did they get her to do this?

So the movie's predictable from there. It's a silly, stupid movie. A few chuckles here and there, but it's a Napoleon Dynamite-esque film that isn't at all great. The cast is consisted of SNL cast members and B-list comedians, and that's it. Like I said, a few chuckles at some parts but mostly a dumb film.