This movie stunk for me, however to be fair, I'm not a big fan of Ernest movies in general. There was a clever line that made me chuckle a bit about every 30 minutes, give or take. In the end, Ernest takes out the dictator with one of his awful pancakes but there is no explanation as to why his henchman, who is left sitting in the tank beside him, doesn't continue to pursue Ernest. He just turns around and drives away. A similar fate meets the colonel, who turns out to be evil, after he reveals his plan to steal the pluton missile.
A die-hard Ernest fan might like this movie, and it's definitely not bad enough for me to give only 1 star, however, it's appeal is mighty limited. I've heard good things about the other Ernest movies, at least the ones that were not direct-to-video films, so Ernest seems to be a character that a lot of people like. That being said, this is probably not his best performance, but if you just can't get enough of Ernest and his slapstick humor, you might like this one.
Review of Ernest in the Army
