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March 21, 2008

At the Movies: Shallow premise gives ‘Drillbit' nowhere to go

By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic

DRILLBIT TAYLOR

Director: Judd Apatow

Cast: Owen Wilson, Nate Hartley, Troy Gentile, David Dorfman, Alex Frost, Leslie Mann, Danny McBride, Josh Peck

Rating: PG-13 for crude sexual references throughout, strong bullying, language, drug references and partial nudity

Running time: 102 minutes
Do you hear that? That shrill, shrieking sound coming from your local multiplex? That would be the Judd Apatow machine slowly, steadily winding down after humming along so brilliantly for so long.

It brings no joy to report this. After all, this is a critic who gave four stars to “Knocked Up” and laughed consistently throughout “Superbad.” But for all its silly charm, “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story” didn't exactly sing to audiences and Apatow's latest comedy, “Drillbit Taylor,” is even more one-note.


 
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