National Lampoon’s Gold Diggers.
“National Lampoon’s Gold Diggers” is the newest movie from the
company that produced “Animal House,” “Vacation” and “Van Wilder.”
“Gold Diggers” probably will never be a comedy classic like other
National Lampoon movies, but it does have its fair share of
laughs.
Cal, Will Friedle from “Boy Meets World,” and Lenny, Chris Owen
from “American Pie,” are orphans looking for a shot at the good
life. After a few failed attempts at crime, like purse snatching
and accidentally getting a woman’s prosthetic arm as well as her
purse, Cal and Lenny decide that marrying rich older women is the
best way to make money.
Cal and Lenny pick the wrong older women. Doris, played by
Lousie Lasser, and Betty, played by, Renee Taylor, are the women
they pick to marry. Instead of being rich, Doris and Betty are
broke and plan on killing Cal and Lenny to collect their life
insurance money.
The premise of the movie has the potential to be hilarious, but
the story line is lacking. For most of its humor “Gold Diggers”
relies on witty one-liners from Lenny or awkward scenes, mostly
sexual.
It’s not the same quality of humor found in Classic National
Lampoon movies. While it lacked the classic characters of “Animal
House,” “Gold Diggers” kept the audience laughing and uncomfortable
for an hour and a half.
Lenny stands out as the funniest character of the movie. Owen
does a great job of delivering his lines with an overly serious
face that makes them that much more funny. Friedle plays such
similar characters in all his roles, it seems like he isn’t even
acting. Friedle over the top performance in “Gold Diggers” makes
him into a caricature. Owens plays off of Friedle’s performance
with a more serious attitude, making the two of them great comedic
partners.
Owens shows that he can act, and act well. Don’t expect any
Sherminator jokes from Owens, his character from “American Pie”
will soon be forgotten after “Gold Diggers.”
“Gold Diggers” is great for one-liners, and has sexual scenes
sure to make most people squirm, but doesn’t hold its own when
compared to other National Lampoon movies.
Two out of four
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