This one left the budget theaters too quickly in the fall before I could catch it and now that I have seen it on DVD, I can see why it didn't last too long. The premise definitely had potential; young guy (played by SNL's Andy Samberg) has aspirations of being a daredevil, but is terrible at it. Unfortunately, they opted to go with the "throw everything at the wall and see what sticks" mentality with its comedy. There are certainly some amusing aspects of the film, but the crap far outweighs the gold.
The plot involved Samberg's character going for one grand stunt in order to raise enough money to pay for an operation his stepfather needs. The setup is pretty familiar and I couldn't tell if they wanted that to be a legitimate plot or if they were trying to parody other "inspirational" film. It doesn't really matter since the film fails to do either scenario justice. There were also too many WTF scenes where the film diverts into these tangents that are just bizarre and unfunny. It seemed as if they were trying to go something along the lines of the street fight scene in Anchorman, but it just didn't work here.
Samberg may have potential to be a big movie star, but all this film did was reiterate that he belongs in sketch comedy for the time being. The film plays like a hodgepodge collection of SNL skits and has about the same success rate when it comes to funny material. It wasn't the worst film I saw from 2007, but I don't intend on watching it again. Netflix rating: **
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