Grilled (DVD, 2006)

That's all I got. It's billed at 83 minutes but it tumbles to its aimless, unfunny halt a few minutes shy. And that's probably a good thing. I'm a modest man, and usually I can see the good in all movies, but every so often a film comes along that makes me challenge that bragging right. A film that has so little to offer, such bland dialogue, one that seems like it picked its crumbs of inspiration from the sticky floor of a "last chance" movie theater. A film called "Grilled". A film that had the studio muscle to get a theatrical release, but fumbled it in the Fourth quarter. A film that had a very capable ensemble cast. A film that had two leading men from two very popular sitcoms that would natrually set the bar very high for audiences. A film that makes you wonder if Bob Shaye actually read the script his studio would be making?

"Grilled" has a plot in there. 2 down and out meat salesmen attempt to make it back to the good life and make the sales they did in their heyday, and all the while, stumble onto a mob execution and must evade the same fate. It's really not anything you couldn't muster yourself at a lunch hour brainstorm. But, when you have all this comedic muscle plot isn't terribly important aside being a set of cues to make funny situations or dialogue out of. It hits none.

Burt Reynolds has a few wasted moments. Michael Rappaport is in doing what he does best...play an illiterate, Brooklyn accented Italian hitman in oversized bowling shirts. And perhaps "Grilled" fell victim to the ensemble comedy curse. When studios get a moderate comedy and fill it with as much "talent" and "hip" star power as they can, and despite all the star power, the film never can hit the mark. Think of "Lucky Numbers" or "What Planet Are You From?", or "Town and Country". Except "Lucky Numbers" was funny, to a point. "Grilled" is not.

"Grilled" only enforces my belief that inspiration is made, not bought. And perhaps that's the issue, with so many big time egos bouncing around, the mark never gets hit because it gets lost in the tug of war of who is right? Or maybe the script just sucked, the actors had no motivation, and instead, we get a film that can't even eclipse 80 minutes. As I said at first when I started typing this review, I chuckled once, and for the life of me I can't recall what I laughed at. Skip it folks. Seriously, go play Skip It, and avoid "Grilled".

The movie moves ever so slowly about two door to door meat salesmen, ( Rameno, and James) who will stop at nothing to get a sale. The attempt at comedy gets lost in the time it takes to tell the plot, Frankly I thought I smelled le-phew. On the positive note, I got a great deal on E-Bay for it.

I love this movie it is funny i love ray romano and kevin james. Those 2 are hilarious in this move i would really recommend this movie to any who love comedies!!

I felt the same trap than others!
Thought two comedians starring can make a good comedy, but in this case didn't!
I watch it in shorter period of time,than the total lenght of the movie, simply using the FFR>> button.
My opinion is not to buy it!

Wow, what just happend ? what did I just watch ? If you think this is funny or a comedy, DONT BUY IT !! Now on the other hand if you want to see a movie with two actors playing in rolls you could not imagine this might be for you. In all honestly the movie might just have done a lot better if you were not set up to believe you were going to be laughing your but off with these two power house comedians.