Here we are gang, THE OFFICIAL HALFWAY MARKER!!! 183 days down, 183 to go, so it's downhill from here. So movie fans, what do you get when you mix four middle-aged men, Harley Davidson motorcycles, a bad script, and an obscene budget from Buena Vista Pictures?
Wild Hogs. The story of four guys attempting to fight off the doldrums of middle-age by going on a cross country bike trip from Cincinnati to the Pacific Ocean is played out here like a bad, hour-and-a-half sitcom. These guys eventually stumble across a "real" biker gang, and they are forced to not only confront the gang, but their own feelings of inadequacy dealt to each of them through life. One's got the bland life, one just lost everything, one is henpecked, and the last is a computer nerd with no social skill with the ladies. Very formulaic and predictable as to how their issues resolve themselves.
The four guys are played by John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, and William H. Macy. Quite possibly the safest cast one could have asked for. The main villain is played by my man-crush Ray Liotta, but he pretty much just walks his way through this role. The only actor to absolutely steal both scenes he is in is John McGinley as a highway patrolman. Funny as hell.
A safe bet for the whole family,
Wild Hogs doesn't do anything to promote or detract from biker culture, but there are better choices for family night. Give it a shot if you're feeling brave, otherwise, skip it. I wasn't impressed at all. 5.25/10.
See you tomorrow, and GO WATCH A MOVIE!!
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