sbreyer-25749 One of the funniest movies I've ever seen. Everyone needs to see this atleast once in there life. If you can't laugh at all you have no soul.

mistoppi The only thing I knew about this movie when I rented it was that it has incredible cast. That was the main reason I chose to watch it. It wasn't until later that I realised Akiva Schaffer directed the movie (I read about that like three minutes ago when I actually googled this movie and prepared to write this review). This movie has amazingly funny dialogue and writing, but also the typical physical stunts, or how the main character fails at them. Hilarious conversation and the bumbling around both work, and there are memorable scenes from both types. Good example of the humorous dialogue is this quote: "You look pretty." "What?" "I said you look shitty!"Hot Rod's structure is typical to almost every comedy or drama that was ever made. But still as Rod is about to do this big stunt, it can go horribly wrong or amazingly well. That's the thing about comedies, they are unpredictable in a way. Only certain thing is that whether it goes wrong or right, it will be hilarious. I like the 80s aesthetic, but I'm still not entirely sure when the story actually takes place. There are other things I'm not sure about - like how old were the main characters? The way they acted and the stuff they said made it seem like they were teens or maybe early 20's. Of course it's even harder because of teenagers are mostly played by 20-somethings instead of actual teens. And the age thing didn't really bother me until Jonathan, who was played by Will Arnett (6' 2½''), showed up. The character is taller than everyone else and considering he had a real job and all seemed way older than everyone else. That made me think that maybe the main characters weren't as young as I thought, just a little immature.Hot Rod is a pretty typical comedy. It makes you laugh, so it does its job well, but I don't think I'll be re-watching this any time soon.

Troy Putland If you're not a fan of silly jokes, then this isn't for you. And I'm not talking Adam Sandler's silly, one-dimensional garbage, I'm talking so silly it's almost clever. Will Ferrell was suppose to take the lead role of the high-flying, amateur stuntman, instead the task goes to Andy Samberg, who's decent enough, if not a little unimaginative. Alongside on-screen brother Jorman Taccone and friends Bill Hader and Danny McBride, there's fun to be had, but not enough to propel the story. Some moments outdo others, mainly the ones involving the unwell Ian McShane, whom Samberg is trying to raise money for. They fight and they squabble, and Samberg's only doing this good deed so he can finally beat up his step-dad. Hot Rod is mildly funny, somewhat enjoyable, doing little harm in the process.

Michael Radny It's fun. Pretty much enough said. It isn't all that clever, but it doesn't need to be. It's just some fun teenage movie. It's crude enough to release the inner kid in us and it's silly enough for us to realize just to take it at face value. Don't be too critical of this film, it is what it is and that's good enough for me. Fun little flick. You've probably seen it before, but sometimes you just can't get enough of these funny films. Don't take it seriously and you will have fun. Good night flick when nothing else is on and a good flick when you just need to wind down.Solid 8/10 for me.