A Night at the Roxbury

On a Scale of 1 to 10, 10 Being the Best

4

Plot: Two brothers try to get into a club (The Roxbury) or start a club of their own. They are middle-aged men still living with their parents. Their father wants them to take over the fake plant business and also for Steve (Will Ferrell) to marry the girl at the neighboring business. This movie deals with a falling out, coming together, and overall success. This movie is based off of a popular Saturday Night Live sketch but I felt it wasn't thought out well. Seemed like a cliche comedy to me and did not find it that amusing.

Characters/Actors of Note:

Will Ferrell playing Steve Butabi: Unlike most of Mr. Ferrell's characters, this one is completely clueless. Steve Butabi is often confused and forgets where he is which would be very comical but I felt I missed out on the chance to hear some ridiculous Ferrell lines. Steve is also passive, shy, and easily influenced. He never outgrew this, so I never felt this character really grew which most characters in comedies do. If you want to watch a funny Ferrell movie I suggest, literally any other of his movies. 

Chris Kattan playing Doug Butabi: If you are familiar with that adorable fun loving character in Saturday Night Live then prepared to not recognize this guy. Kattan usually plays a more dim-witted character that is easy to love and in this movie, Kattan plays a sarcastic ignorant man who is easily jealous of his brother's relationships with his dad and girlfriend. I think that Will and Chris should have switched roles to better suit their acting strengths. They both did well, but it could have been better.

Music: If you watched the clip above then you will already guess that they use the song, "Baby, Don't Hurt Me" in the movie. They do and they use it often. Looking back, it was a good way to tie the movie together but during the film it was just annoying. They try to fit it wherever it can go. You can also tell that this movie was made in the 90's from the dance club music, which I enjoyed but it also made me think that the movie is dated.

Camera Work/Cinematography: I liked the filming in this movie. One of the two directors, Amy Heckerling did movies like Clueless and Look Who's Talking and her style was great for this movie. I was unfamiliar with the other director John Fortenberry and found that he only directed on episode of anything, so he must not have been that great. I do wish that the look wasn't so cliche but then again, it was made in the 90's so that directing style was new for back then.

RECAP: 

This movie was alright but will not be a favorite anytime soon. Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan should have been playing each other's roles, the music and the camera work was alright but cliche, and the plot was lacking. Also, this movie has Richard Grieco show up and I didn't understand why. Was it for comedy relief? As the movie may have needed it as it wasn't that great. 

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