Drillbit Taylor: DVD, Blu-ray Review (2008)

Stephen Brill’s comedy knows a few things about bullies, all of which bear repeating.



For instance, it understands that the average bully is a weak little miscreant whose fists and tough talk, when pressed into a corner by the real thing, pack the punch of a feather. On the other hand, it also knows that not all bullies are created equal and that some are so sociopathic, drastic measures must be taken to get them under control.



Witness, for example, what happens to bespectacled Wade (Nate Hartley), heavy-set Ryan (Troy Gentile) and stunted Emmit (David Dorfman) when they are targeted by the bully Filkins (Alex Frost).



To protect themselves, they hire the bodyguard Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson), who initially is here only to scam these kids out of their allowances until he predictably softens and decides to help these kids fight for themselves.



Hartley, Dorfman and the very likable Gentile all rise above the so-so material and make it funnier than it might have been otherwise. As for Wilson, he’s good, coming through with exactly the sort of safe performance you expect.



Rated PG-13.  Grade: B- 



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