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 - "They torn down my Dixie Chicks poster!"My cousin brought this over a couple months back and told me to watch it. She said it was the funniest thing she's ever seen and I said "Joshua Jackson, funny?" and she said "JUST WATCH IT"...and she was right...this movie is downright histerical. Earl (Jackson) is engaged to his step-sister Baby (Jamie King, the hot former model) who is determined to be a soap star and thus is intent on moving to LA. They live in some rinky dink Texas town. Baby has a wayward cousin Junior (DJ Qualls) who she entrusts Earl to keep an eye on, but Junior is almost more trouble than Earl can chew. You see junior and his delinquent friend Tinker (Ryan Hurst from Remember the Titans) just robbed a pizza delivery boy, the only problem is that he wasn't a pizza delivery boy, but more like a drug runner for some important coke dealers and now Tinker and Junior (mostly junior) find themselves in deep $hit when these men want their drugs and money back. Earl then enlists the help of his gay best friend Jimmy (Matthew Davis) to help him deliver the goods that Tinker won't hand over. Problem after problem arises and someone loses a pinky finger resulting in some of the funniest dialog in movie history. I'm a huge fan of this film. The cast is spot on, and even though Jackson isn't funny in this movie (he's the serious hero type who hardly cracks a smile) the rest of the cast, including John Mellencamp as Earls hilarious stepfather (Baby's father), is downright brilliant! Rating: - Maybe you have to be from Texas? 'Nah!I've seen reviews that range from calling this comedy "juvenile and unfunny" to saying that "the Actors involved mugged for the camera too much". First of all, aren't Actors supposed to mug it up in a comedy? Secondly, the characters in this comedy are dead-on. Maybe you have to be from Texas, but I bought this DVD the day it came out, and never tire of watching it. And as far as what have been called "lame stereotypes" of Southern people? Apparently you've never ventured into ANY of the small towns that make up not only Texas, but most of the South. No, all people from the South aren't idiots and screw-ups. Quite the contrary, most people in the South are very intelligent. They just don't feel the constant need to prove it to the World on a daily basis. The point is this is a "silly" comedy, and if you don't find that kind of stuff funny you won't like this movie. However, if you can just kick back and watch a VERY original movie that will make you laugh your a** off more than once, buy this movie. 'Nuff said. Rating: - Lonestar reviewI enjoy the movie very much, I couldn't find it anywhere else, I was glad that amazon had it. Rating: - Love it!!!This is one of my all-time favorite movies. It has it all: action, romance and comedy. It centers around Earl and his life in Bennett, Texas with his fiancee, Baby. He has a job at a garage is pretty happy with his life. Baby, however is not. She wants to move to LA and be a soap opera actress. Earl finally agrees, but in the meantime, Baby's cousin, JR, gets in a lot of trouble. Earl feels responsible for JR and tries to help him out of it. The situation gets bigger and bigger and Earl has to recruit some friends to help him with Junior. Overall, this is a hilarious movie with a little action/romance on the side. Don't miss it!!! Rating: - "I'm truly sorry, I truly am."This movie is worth watching just for John Mellancamp's cameo appearance. (I hope I spelled his name right. You know, he's dropped the Cougar.) This movie is friggin' hysterical. My wife and I quote it all the time. You have no idea how many times the aforementioned quote has gotten me out of trouble with her. All I have to do is drop that quote when I've made her less than pleased and instantly a grin is crossing her face. Spend the $5 and get a used copy. You'll be happy you did.
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