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Wild Hogs (2007)

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Reviews Counted:135

Fresh:19

Rotten:116

Average Rating:3.8/10

Consensus: Wild Hogs is a dreadful combination of fish-out-of-water jokes, slapstick, and lazy stereotypes.

Rated: 12A [See Full Rating] for crude and sexual content, and some violence.

Runtime: 1 hr 40 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:13-04-2007

Synopsis: Walter Becker (NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VAN WILDER) directs this tale of four friends who hit the open road. Woody (John Travolta), Doug (Tim Allen), Bobby (Martin Lawrence), and Dudley (William H. Macy)... Walter Becker (NATIONAL LAMPOON'S VAN WILDER) directs this tale of four friends who hit the open road. Woody (John Travolta), Doug (Tim Allen), Bobby (Martin Lawrence), and Dudley (William H. Macy) are middle-aged suburbanite buddies stuck in a rut. Doug, a dentist, yearns for respect from his pre-teen son and everyone else in his life. Bobby is a henpecked husband and unhappy plumber. Computer programmer Dudley is a flop with the ladies. And Woody, who seemed to have it all, has just lost everything. Each weekend the foursome takes to the streets of Cincinnati on their motorcycles as the "Wild Hogs." With his world secretly falling apart, Woody hits on an idea: a "Wild Hogs" road trip to the Pacific Coast. Soon, the four are embarking on the adventure of their lives. But when they stumble upon a roadside dive in New Mexico filled with "real" bikers and raise the ire of Jack (Ray Liotta), who is the leader of the Del Fuegos, the Wild Hogs discover that they are in for a greater adventure than they expected, including a showdown in the sleepy New Mexico town of Madrid. Travolta, Allen, Lawrence, and Macy have fun here, from the verbal barbs to the physical comedy, and Liotta works surprisingly well as a "real" biker who is disgusted and insulted by these weekenders. The perpetually effervescent Marisa Tomei appears as a Madrid local who catches Dudley's eye, and John C. McGinley is an overly enthusiastic highway patrolman repeatedly encountered by the foursome. Watch for an all too brief appearance from EASY RIDER star Peter Fonda, and an amusing segment from Ty Pennington of EXTREME HOME MAKEOVER. Despite the star power in this film, which was shot on location in New Mexico, it's the custom bikes and open road that really shine. [More]

Starring: Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, John Travolta, Ray Liotta

Starring: Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, John Travolta, Ray Liotta, William H. Macy, Marisa Tomei, Jill Hennessy

Director: Walt Becker

Director: Walt Becker
Screenwriter: Brad Copeland
Producer: Brian Robbins, Mike Tollin, Todd Lieberman
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures

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Wild Hogs are nothing but tame piggies on a highway to hokum. Honk if you think these overpaid hacks should take their bikes to the nearest shop for creative repairs.

Full Review Source: Movie Eye | comment Comment
03/02/07
Frank Ochieng
Frank Ochieng
Movie Eye

This movie stinks of exhaust and desperation.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
03/02/07
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today

A couple of homophobic jokes is just ignorant, but in a formulaic slapstick comedy, the obsessive nature of director Walt Becker and writer Brad Copeland's interest is just plain weird.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
03/02/07
Maitland McDonagh
Maitland McDonagh
TV Guide's Movie Guide

Boy, is this one lame wheezer of a movie. Wild Hogs actually feels as though it might take longer to watch than it did to write.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
03/02/07
Geoff Pevere
Geoff Pevere
Toronto Star

Of the major stars, it's Macy, not surprisingly, who offers the most texture, soul and self-deprecating humor in this light but appealing comedy.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
03/02/07
Tom Keogh
Tom Keogh
Seattle Times

Perhaps it's not within the purview of a mere critic to question the judgment if not the sanity of Disney executives who green-lit this travesty, but who exactly did they envision to be the audience?

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
03/02/07
Ruthe Stein
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle

Wild Hogs is an oinker. Feeding us slops of dud comedy are stars who ought to know better by now.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
03/02/07
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

Wild Hogs is lame enough throughout that you wonder why John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, Tim Allen and William H. Macy signed on for it.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
03/02/07
Carla Meyer
Carla Meyer
Sacramento Bee

If you listen closely, you can hear your brain cells fizzling.

Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
03/02/07
Peter Canavese
Peter Canavese
Groucho Reviews

Though overly broad and slapstick simplistic, Wild Hogs offers a handful of robust laughs, as well as the fun of watching four ingratiating performers.

Full Review Source: Rochester Democrat and Chronicle | comment 1 Comment
03/02/07
Jack Garner
Jack Garner
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Wild Hogs isn't as jaw-droppingly awful as its trailers suggest.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
03/02/07
Steven Rea
Steven Rea
Philadelphia Inquirer

The movie ends with an ode to Easy Rider, but without the satisfaction of seeing any of the characters gunned down by hicks.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Daily News | comment Comment
03/02/07
Gary Thompson
Gary Thompson
Philadelphia Daily News

It's 'City Slickers' on bikes, probably someone's idea of a 40 year old guy's ultimate fantasy movie.

Full Review Source: Maxim | comment Comment
03/02/07
Pete Hammond
Pete Hammond
Maxim

It's a joyless cross-country romp in which the heroes confront crazy animals, lascivious hicks and rest-stop bathroom horrors.

Full Review Source: Newark Star-Ledger | comment Comment
03/02/07
Lisa Rose
Lisa Rose
Newark Star-Ledger

'A lot can happen on the road to nowhere,' reads the tagline on the poster for Wild Hogs, a comedy that also illustrates exactly how nothing can happen on the road to nowhere.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment 2 Comments
03/02/07
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post

What financial strings had to be pulled to get John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence and William H. Macy to sign on for this second-class City Slickers?

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
03/02/07
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News

Wild Hogs is a formulaic road picture that hits a few potholes, thanks to an uneven script and stale comedic devices.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
03/02/07
Sue Pierman
Sue Pierman
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

It's immediately forgettable but not inordinately painful, more like a routine cleaning at the dentist's than a root canal.

Full Review Source: Miami Herald | comment Comment
03/02/07
Connie Ogle
Connie Ogle
Miami Herald

The movie has exactly four laughs.

Full Review Source: Jam! Movies | comment Comment
03/02/07
Liz Braun
Liz Braun
Jam! Movies

Wild Hogs isn't wild so much as a mild evocation of better fish-out-of-water flicks.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
03/02/07
Bruce Westbrook
Bruce Westbrook
Houston Chronicle
 
 
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