Without a Paddle

There are some genuinely clever moments of physical comedy, and the inevitable crudeness is offset by winning whimsy. Without has all the freshness of moldering Playboys stashed under a mattress, but it evokes what few boys-will-be-boys larks can: chumminess.Read Full Review »

The cheesy, unconvincing moments centered on the characters' serious discussions of life and friendship really seem unnatural and ruin the flow of the physical comedy.Read Full Review »

Despite some agreeably idiotic moments, Without a Paddle is also mostly without a rudder. Its few memorable highlights end up floating haplessly in a genial but uninspired and watery plot.Read Full Review »

This so-called comedy is a frayed string of anxious jokes about whether male bonding is manly or sissy.Read Full Review »

In a summer filled with dumb comedies, this might prove to be the dumbest. Think "Road Trip" meets "City Slickers." Then dial the humor down a few notches, and you're left Without a Paddle.Read Full Review »

Pushes its ugly humor further than most.Read Full Review »

Never quite as dumb as "Harold & Kumar," but it's nowhere near as smart, and that's what kills it.Read Full Review »

At least it cares enough to steal from the very best. Unfortunately, that's about all it cares about.Read Full Review »

Burt Reynolds turns up as scruffy mountain man, sparking unfulfilled expectations of some primo Deliverance jokes.Read Full Review »

So bad that it will annoy and/or bore those who have minimal standards and a high tolerance for sewage.Read Full Review »