Gone Direct-to-DVD: April 2009
By Robert Sims, Special to Hollywood.com
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Friday, May 01, 2009
4. Big Stan
Who's in It? Rob Schneider, Jennifer Morrison and David Carradine
The Verdict: Deuce Bigalow, prison bitch? To prove that rape can be a source of amusement, Schneider casts himself in his directorial debut as a newly convicted felon whose sphincter tightens at the prospect of being sexually violated during his incarceration. So he hires Carradine to man him up. Before Schneider finds himself behind bars, Big Stan scores big laughs from Carradine spoofing his tough-guy image and House’s adorable Morrison giving trophy wives a good name. Unfortunately, Schneider wimps out once locked away. He strips prison life of its brutality and turns it into the ultimate male-bonding experience. Schneider thankfully doesn’t peddle in homophobia, but he’s still guilty of failing to ensure Big Stan lives up to its potentially outrageous premise.
DVD Features: commentary with Rob Schneider, Buddy Lewis and Salvator Xuereb; Comedy Is Pain featurette; outtakes.
Stars: 2 out of 5
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