Review – Wild Hogs

I probably wouldn’t have sought this experience out by myself, but it came strongly recommended by a friend so I decided to give it a whirl. I’m not entirely sorry I tried it. To be sure, this isn’t an enduring classic example of the cinema arts. In general John Travolta and Tim Allen get on my nerves, a trend they continue here. I’m indifferent to Martin Lawrence but like William H. Macy, opinions that also remain unchanged by this production. Ray Liotta stops by to do his usual crazy villain shtick. Come to think of it, just about everyone in the whole movie performs exactly as expected. That’s in keeping with the plot – four midlife crisis victims take to the road on their Harleys – which is likewise sitcom predictable. Indeed, the whole show is designed to steer our quartet of suburbanite “bikers” safely down the middle of the road. As a soft piece of Friday night brain candy, it did the job. Mildly amusing