It’s baffling how Robert De Niro
can have a classy role in a feel-good comedy (i.e. The Intern), and then, in the following year, have a debauched role
in a crude comedy. That’s a testament to
his range. Unfortunately, Dirty Grandpa is a waste of his talent.
Dirty Grandpa is about a recent widower named Dick (De Niro) who
tricks his uptight grandson Jason (Zac Efron), who is a week away from getting
married to his over-controlling fiancé, to drive him to Daytona Beach, to mingle
with college students on spring break. A
wild and crazy grandpa-grandson bonding time ensues.
This movie is packed with crude
humor. And it’s horrible. It’s not that there are no good jokes – there
are some funny moments and lines – but many of the jokes are stupidly offensive
or just plain gross. The humor has
produced more discomfort than laughter.
There’s an attempt to have a familiar
but heartfelt message in its plot.
However, it was lost in a clutter of comedy clichés, torturous storytelling,
and a pounding barrage of vulgarity.
Dirty Grandpa is easily the worst movie I’ve watched this year so far. Any laughs or entertainment to be had are just
not worth watching this movie through.
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