Good Burger (1997)
A movie review by Michael J. Legeros Copyright 1997 by Michael J. Legeros
(Paramount)
Directed by Brian Robbins
Written by Dan Schneider, Kevin Kopelow, Heath Seifert
Cast Kel Mitchell, Kenan Thompson, Sinbad, Abe Vigoda, Shar
Jackson, Dan Schneider, Jan Scweiterman
MPAA Rating "G"
Running Time 95 minutes
Reviewed at The Carmike 7, Raleigh, NC (07AUG97)
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GOOD BURGER is just as juvenile as anything I've seen since, oh, ERNEST RIDES AGAIN. What can I say about this one? It kept me awake, made me laugh more than once, and held my interest long enough that I didn't walk out. (And my reward for sticking it through? A late ap- pearance by George Clinton as a mental patient who gets down with ward- mates in a funky asylum jam.) This Nickelodeon co-production-- based on the shows "Kenan & Kel" and "All That"-- is probably perfect fare for anyone under the age of, say, ten. Lots of agreeably stupid stuff, performed by a colorfully charming cast, and with nothing particularly offensive, unless you overreact to the occasional use of "ass," "hell," or "sucks." But, shit, that's nothing worse than the language used on your average episode of "The Simpsons." And don't miss the animated short that precedes, about a quartet of superhero dolls that have to fight an attacking baby (voiced by Harry Connick Jr.!) when he threat- ens a concert performance of... the Kiss action figures. Pretty funny.
Grade: C
-- Mike Legeros - Movie Hell http://www.nonvirtual.com/hell
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