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Overall Rating
 Awesome: 0%
Worth A Look: 29.55%
Just Average: 31.82%
Pretty Crappy: 36.36%
Sucks: 2.27%
5 reviews, 14 user ratings
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Home Fries |
by Ophelia13
"May I just say...'What?'"

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The basic plot for Home Fries is, and I am not exaggerating in the least, confusing. Now, I got it first time through and all, but that doesn't mean that I didn't shake my head in bafflement every few minutes. And that doesn't mean you won't, either.Drew Barrymore is Sally, a rather knocked up fast food clerk working at "the Burger-Matic" in a small town. The father of her baby, Henry Lever (played quite briefly by Chris Ellis), is killed by his two stepsons for their mother, his wife (played by Catherine O'Hara), because of his affair. The boys, Dorian and Angus, commit the deed from a helicopter using the same frequency as Burger-Matic's headphones. Their conversation about the murder is overheard by Sally and Roy (Daryl Mitchell), one of her coworkers. Angus is a paranoid sucker, so he sends Dorian in undercover to see if the unwitting eavesdroppers have figured it out. Dorian of course begins to fall for Sally (as is customary for the lead in a romantic comedy to do), and the high jinks begin.
I don't know, but somehow this little movie seemed a bit over the top, in its performances, its cinematography, its scripting, and especially in its goals. Vince Gilligan (of The X-Files) writes a moderately clever script, but seems to leave plausibility behind in his attempt for uniqueness. A few lines struck me as being particularly amusing, such as "Do you want to ruin this for her?" angrily said by Angus to Dorian at their stepfather's funeral, but overall the movie's wit is overshadowed by its lack of credibility. It is sincere though, and every little quirk just begs to be accepted by the audience.
Although I may not have bought into the plot, I wasn't too disappointed in the performances. Overdone they may have been, but amiably fits into the description as well. Luke Wilson (Dorian) and Jake Busey (Angus) struck me particularly well, and Drew Barrymore was exactly like Drew Barrymore has been in her last few movies - predictable, but not bad.Not bad at all.
link directly to this review at https://www.hollywoodbitchslap.com/review.php?movie=174&reviewer=130 originally posted: 12/14/99 02:50:33
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USA 25-Nov-1998 (PG-13) DVD: 01-Jun-2004
UK N/A
Australia N/A
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