Good Burger Review
by Chuck Dowling (chuckd21 AT southeast DOT net)September 14th, 1997
GOOD BURGER (1997)
A movie review by Chuck Dowling
Copyright 1997 Chuck's Movie Reviews
Good Burger (1997) **** out of ***** - Cast: Kel Mitchell, Kenan Thompson,
Sinbad, Abe Vigoda, Dan Schneider. Written by: Dan Schneider, Kevin Kopelow
and Heath Seifert. Directed by: Brian Robbins. Running Time: 95 minutes.
Before seeing this, I was probably the most anti-"Good Burger" person
around. The previews seemed to be all I needed to see to judge that this
just wasn't worth my time. Well, for once the previews worked AGAINST the
film, as "Good Burger" is surprisingly very funny.
"Good Burger" is smart to point out it's ridiculousness very early on. It
immediately lets you know how silly it's going to be, and it stays constant throughout. Not much of a plot to really speak of (It's all about a war
between two rival hamburger stands, one a small town mainstay, the other a
massive corporate monster), but the huge amount of comedy that actually
works kept me entertained. And aside for a little bit of minor league
profanity, it's a fine film for the family.
The cast is extremely likable, with only the main character as an exception.
He's doing a sort of James Brown impression for the whole film, and it's
awfully annoying. Thankfully, he does get some good jokes, so his character
isn't a total loss. Abe Vigoda was an odd casting choice, but even that pays
off well. And there are numerous cameos (no one earth-shattering though).
"Head of the Class" fans take note, the film co-stars and was co-written by
Dan Schneider who played Dennis on the show, and director Brian Robbins
played Eric. [PG]
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