In the best of the Judd Apatow and friends films, the humor, however outrageous, feels connected to something real. It's what has made them, especially "Knocked Up," more than just the kind of disposable, unfunny comedies that litter theaters. Unfortunately, in "Drillbit Taylor" they have made exactly that: a comedy in which neither the characters nor the jokes really connect.
Nate Hartley and Troy Gentile play a pair of freshmen, who are targeted by the school bully for some rather over-the-top punishment. In order to protect themselves, they put out an ad for a bodyguard. Unfortunately, the only one willing to do it for their asking price is a homeless conman named Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson), who plans to rob them.
What follows shouldn't surprise anyone. The boys learn to defend themselves, and through them, Drillbit learns how to be a better person. The problem is, despite Wilson's best efforts, none of it is really all that funny. Very little is really all that aggressively bad. It's just that none of it is really all that good. Unless you're stuck on a plane like I was, there's very little to recommend spending the nearly two-hour running time watching it.
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