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"Joe Dirt"
(Reviewed February 9, 2001)
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David Spade never fully commits to getting in touch with his inner Joe Dirt -- he always seems to want to turn to the camera and smirk, "This guy I'm playing is pretty pathetic, huh?" -- but there are more than a few laughs in this story of the ultimate white-trash, mullet-wearing, butt-rock loving loser on a quest to find his long-lost parents. The framing device of Dirt telling his story to radio talk-show host Dennis Miller is annoying (as is Mr. Miller), and the whole movie has a slap-dash, one-take quality. But what the hell, it also has a knockout halter-wearing blond in the cast, Christopher Walken is his usual deliciously demented self, and any movie with "Rocky Mountain Way" and "Hold Your Head Up" on the soundtrack automatically gets extra points. Oh, no! Now my inner Joe Dirt is showing!
Back Row Grade: B-
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