Without a Paddle is a lot of fun to watch if your a teen and its certainly more enjoyable then City Slickers. The plot is about four guys who were friends when they were younger but all grown up no longer speak to each other. When one of them die the remaining three (Green, Lillard, Shepard) all meet again. In honor of Billy they plan a trip to the woods of Oregon because Billy always wanted to go there and Billy believes that there is a treasure there. They make the trip but of course the experience starts going bad and they start wishing they had stayed home. The plot is very silly but if you don't take it seriously then you will probably enjoy it. The acting is average with the best being Seth Green and after a string of hits I am surprised that he was in this movie. Matthew Lillard is good and he has the funniest lines in the movie but he tends to play the same character in every movie. I didn't even know Dax Shepard was a real actor but after seeing his performance in this movie he most likely won't branch out from comedy. The dialog has a lot of funny lines and some of the scenes are really funny but there aren't enough of those to sustain its running time. The film only has a running time of 95 minutes so this will probably make a nice rental. This movie is like a combination of The Three Stooges, Deliverance and City Slickers for teens. The direction is okay and Steven Brill does manage to improve this film over Mr. Deeds. Rating 6/10 now that this movie is out on video its worth a look but if your not part of the target audience you should approach with caution.
Review of Without a Paddle
