NMR: MacGruber

MacGruber follows a long line of movies based off of Saturday Night Live skits that just can't quite make the transition from 4-minute skit to feature length film. Nestled inside this film are several funny moments, but the collective page reeks of amateur hour. The film tries too hard to have most of its humor come from paying homage to 80s action movies and not enough for its actual source material - MacGyver. I also would have liked to see the MacGruber character interact more with the real world. There is an isolated feel to the film where the characters seem very seperated from the rest of humanity. Will Forte is too likeable to totally hate this film, but I just wish they would have taken a little bit more time to develop something great instead of trying to strike while the iron was hot and rush this out there underdeveloped. MacGruber isn't a bomb, but it's certainly not da bomb either. Grade: C+