Review of Men at Work (1990) by Noname — 24 Dec 2014
Stupid yet somehow endearing comedy about two garbagemen, Charlie Sheen and Emilio Estevez, who have big dreams of opening a surf shop, but spend most of the film trying to expose environmental polluters and on the run from their henchmen.
The story itself is not what makes the film enjoyable, it's the likable characters of Sheen and Esteves, who spend most of the film running around fighting off the bad guys with a pellet gun, a crazed Vietnam vet, the great Keith David (not David Keith) and a kidnapped pizza boy, the underrated Dean Cameron.
"Repo Man" co-star Sy Richardson also has a small part in the film and there's also a peppy score by Stewart Copeland that I still wish would be released in it's entirety. This film is far from a classic, but for whatever reason this is a film I have a soft spot for.
It was one that was on high rotation during my video store clerk days.
This review of Men at Work (1990) was written by Noname on 24 Dec 2014.
Men at Work has generally received mixed reviews.
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