Review – Tommy Boy

I hate myself for loving this as much as I do. It’s gotta be one of the dumbest movies ever made, but I just can’t keep myself from laughing hysterically at the juvenile physical comedy well executed by David Spade and Chris Farley. Of course Spade’s biting, sarcastic lines are probably the high point, but even the dumb masturbation jokes have an odd aura of charm. Don’t bother with the plot or the characters, but savor the jokes; they’re worth it. I can’t go quite all the way to “buy the tape” this time, because I fear that the humor might get a little stale upon repeat viewings (though I have seen it three times now and find that knowing what’s coming next only reduces the impact of a relatively small number of the gags). But otherwise I give this one a whole-hearted thumbs up. Worth seeing