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Owen Wilson stars in this off beat comedy about a homeless man who is hired to defend three freshmen high school students. The movie starts off with the three students being bullied by two seniors, they get fed up with the bullying and decide to hire Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson) to defend them. From there they movie is a series of gags and one liners that leads to the final battle between the kids, Wilson and the bullies. Unfortunately the movie was not as funny as I expected and the director missed a lot of opportunities to make me laugh. Wilson is a fine actor and I believe he should have skipped this movie. I rate this move a 3 out of 5 only because it did entertain me, however I would not recommend anyone buy the movie, rent it so you can take it back when your done with it. I hope this review helps you.Read full review
The description of this movie sounds silly; I had no interest in watching yet another teen comedy with inappropriate language & sexuality --- but wait! I finally watched it, and I can't believe I'm giving it five stars! The three main characters, nerds who are starting their freshman year of high school and get targeted by a senior bully, actually LOOK like high school freshmen, not grown men. They are well-rounded characters, not stereotypes of nerds, and we get to see enough of their home lives to understand why they lack self-confidence. Yes, they cuss...and if you believe your high school son has never heard or said any cusswords, he probably just doesn't say them around you! The cussing is not excessive. Furthermore, these freshman boys DO NOT talk about sex or look at pornography; they are focused on simply surviving high school. Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson) is a likable guy who lives on the street because he's an army deserter; he can't stand violence. This leads him to take the bodyguard job with no intention of fighting anyone. He and the boys try alternate methods of discouraging the bully, which are sometimes successful. But in the end, the boys and Drillbit have to fight. Though a comedy, this film presents a very realistic view of high school, and life in general: violence is not the ideal answer, and sometimes it's best to reason with an adversary or simply run away. But sometimes the situation DOES require you to defend yourself and your friends. My 14-year-old son and I both enjoyed DRILLBIT TAYLOR very much.Read full review
For those of you who enjoy be entertained by Owen Wilson this is a definate Must see. If you liked Superbad you will love this. Who wouldn't find the humor in merdy high school kids with a body guard and not just any body guard but Owen Wilson. May end up being the Ferris Bueller of the new century!! At least rent it and then you won't want to take it back so you will own it. Thats just this guys opinion. Thanks for reading my review and your yes vot would be greatly appreciated!!
It's s a good movie.
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