Review of Wild Hogs (2007) by Hondoj. — 05 Mar 2007
Almost forty years ago, Hollywood grew up with the release of the blockbuster "Easy Rider." The onset of middle-age for the biker film is commemorated admirably in "Wild Hogs," Walt Becker's homage to freedom, the road, and America.
Indeed, Becker goes so far as to include Peter Fonda in a too-short cameo so as to invoke the acid-soaked Sixties. This film is not about nostalgia, though: it is about American Man and his sometimes too late realization that there should be a profound element to his existence.
The casting reflects that longing - Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, and John Travolta all have more years behind them than ahead of them, and the desire for a comeback is palpable. The trio manages to capture the whimsy and conceit of 21st Century biker culture, and imbue it with the urgency of pending death.
"Hogs Wild" is a film to make Oscar go hog wild.
This review of Wild Hogs (2007) was written by Hondoj. on 05 Mar 2007.
Wild Hogs has generally received mixed reviews.
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