Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo

(Sony Pictures Releasing)

Embarrassing as it seems, I like Rob Schneider. I usually enjoy most of his films, because they have at least some sort of consistency even if they are dumb. However, Deuce Bigalow 2 is bottom of the barrel in every respect. How on earth Sony commissioned this crap surprises me. Don’t get me wrong, Bigalow has its moments, however within fifteen minutes you are already thinking about your next movie.

We first meet Deuce a couple of years after the first film ended. His wife has died in some sort of shark attack involving lettuce, and he happily keeps her ashes in her artificial leg so he can carry her around everywhere he goes. (Yes that’s the humour you’re going to expect) Deuce gets into trouble with the law when some dolphins turn on some old people, and he moves to Amsterdam to avoid the cops and meanwhile visits his former pimp, TJ. Yes, the first five minutes are quite hilarious, however the next seventy-five minutes grind along like sheer torture. The paper thin plot, recycled jokes from the first film and along with some annoying cameos you would think this enough for a Schneider film or a sequel. Yet somehow slitting your wrists is the only way you can escape.

To Schneider’s credit the jokes do push the boundaries and are most likely to offend some people. However it feels boring and most miss there mark. Jokes in the first film were sort of classy and had the ounce of originality; however that seems to have been thrown out the door to accommodate 15 year olds who like seeing gay jokes. Then dick jokes. Then whore jokes. Then more gay jokes. However, once the fourteenth gay joke comes around you are most likely to shake your head than join the delinquents who still are carrying on. If that isn’t enough, Schneider should be charged for crimes against humanity for the ending of this diatribe.

I went on cheap Tuesday and paid $7.50 to see this crap, yet I still feel ripped off. The fact that Australia fell in love with this film has forced this film to collect $5 million +, just brings me to tears. According to Rotten Tomatoes, Sony have had six films below 15% this year, so clearly Sony really thinks trash can sell itself. Schneider, and friend Adam Sandler (who produces Bigalow 2), seem to think so too. So don’t see this crap even on DVD, see The 40 Year Old Virgin instead, which is one of the best adult comedies in history. For Schneider (& Sony & Adam Sandler’s Gilmore pictures) sake, lets hope Benchwarmers (due out next year) is better, yet some how I know this film is going to make a fortune in Australia.


out of ten

Reviewed by Dino White

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