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Idiots review
Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr lead a goofy roadtrip comedy that is just sharp enough to keep you strapped in
TL;DR
- The film is described as an "earnest-dipshits-on-the-road screwball comedy" and an R-rated indie comedy.
- Dave Franco plays Mark, who teams up with Davis (O’Shea Jackson Jr) to transport teens to rehab, with their first charge being influencer Sheridan (Mason Thames).
- The road trip serves as a vehicle for the film's freeform, THC-addled storytelling.
- The leads' chemistry is noted, with Jackson and Franco having worked together before.
- Kiernan Shipka is highlighted for her role as a stripper, and Killer Mike appears as a pastor.
- The film includes parodies of internet slang and touches on the psychology of internet clout-chasing.
- The ending becomes muddled as the film struggles to resolve its plot points.
- The film's original title was "Shitheads" before being changed for commercial viability.