Review of The Waterboy (1998) by Grant S — 04 Apr 2017
Bobby Boucher is 31, lives at home with his mother and is the waterboy for the University of Louisiana Cougars. One day he is fired and ends up being the waterboy for a down-and-out college team, the South Central Louisiana State University Mud Dogs. During an incident in training, Bobby demonstrates himself to be a ferocious tackler, and he is picked for the team's defense. Thanks to him, the Mud Dogs' fortunes soar. However, his mother doesn't approve of him playing football...
Silly but entertaining. Started quite weakly, largely using Bobby's disabilities to score cheap laughs. The whole Louisiana inbred/hick thing was laid on pretty thick and got quite tiresome, quite quickly. However, as the movie progresses it gains momentum, shakes off the cheap laughs and becomes reasonably entertaining.
Not that it doesn't still have its silly moments towards the end, but these become few and further between.
Overall: not a must-see, but if you're looking for something mindlessly entertaining, this isn't so bad.
This review of The Waterboy (1998) was written by Grant S on 04 Apr 2017.
The Waterboy has generally received positive reviews.
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