Former heavyweight boxer Cleon 'Slammin' Salmon (Michael Clarke Duncan) owns the Slammin' Salmon restaurant in Miami. He owes money to the Yakuza and sets up a competition among the wait staff. The top waiter gets various prizes and the lowest performer gets a beat down. The Broken Lizard crew plays the staff at the restaurant.
The movie opens with Rich (Kevin Heffernan) being berated and belittled. It feels wrong and unfunny. It jumps a year later and Rich turns into a different guy. It's probably better to forget about the opening and jump into a day in the restaurant. I'm sure Broken Lizard fans will defend this to the death. I can't quite say the same for me. The jokes don't seem so funny. Cobie Smulders doesn't get anything funny although April Bowlby is trying her best with a burnt face. There are some nice supporting comedic actors but they don't get anything funny. MCD is probably doing the funniest character. The rest of the cast should try to match him. This could have been much more wackier.
The movie opens with Rich (Kevin Heffernan) being berated and belittled. It feels wrong and unfunny. It jumps a year later and Rich turns into a different guy. It's probably better to forget about the opening and jump into a day in the restaurant. I'm sure Broken Lizard fans will defend this to the death. I can't quite say the same for me. The jokes don't seem so funny. Cobie Smulders doesn't get anything funny although April Bowlby is trying her best with a burnt face. There are some nice supporting comedic actors but they don't get anything funny. MCD is probably doing the funniest character. The rest of the cast should try to match him. This could have been much more wackier.