Convinced that Herbie is an outcast Transformer.
THE WACPINE OF ‘HERBIE FULLY LOADED’
WRITING: 2
ATMOSPHERE: 1
CHARACTERS: 2
PRODUCTION: 4
INTRIGUE: 1
NOVELTY: 2
ENJOYMENT: 2
This 2005 sequel/reboot is a lukewarm attempt to bring an iconic franchise back for new audiences to enjoy. The plot is silly and nonsensical, with very little material to warrant much acting from the leads. There’s no real message to deliver either and most story elements don’t help further the plot. There are several race sequences, but they all just repeat themselves. The script also fails to develop the relationships between the central characters satisfyingly.
Most jokes are too over-the-top to land and the overuse of Herbie gags turns dry quickly. That being said, there are some good jokes here as well. The bad acting ruins the few dramatic moments, mostly those featuring Lohan and Keaton. This movie doesn’t even try to take itself and its plot seriously, and that ruins any possible emotional impact the script could potentially present.
Horrible overacting from most of the cast, including Michael Keaton in one of his worst performances. He’s clearly in for the money, and nothing else. Lindsay Lohan feels oddly misplaced; even if this is just the kind of movie, she did back then. Lohan has never been much of an actress, but this is a career-low performance. I have never seen less soulless screaming in a movie. Everybody is just plain bad here, to be fair. Matt Dillon is probably the best of the lot, playing just the kind of character he does best.
This film contains some gravity-defying stunts realized with the help of some clunky CGI. The music is too loud most of the time and oftentimes completely wrong for the scene; it stands out like a sore thumb. Cheesy use of pop music hits in strategic moments doesn’t make things better.
Lindsay Lohan cannot save this feature, not even a talented actor like Michael Keaton. Herbie is a classic Disney character, but even his presence doesn’t make this film any better. It’s childish and shallow and most of the time awkwardly dated.
Herbie Fully Loaded isn’t fresh enough to work as a reintroduction of a classic franchise. It was dated already when it first premiered 15 years ago and it has not aged well. It’s such a typical Lindsay Lohan-film that one does hardly even realize that it’ supposed to be a Herbie-film.
This film started okay and has some cute and funny moments and a somewhat satisfying conclusion, but it’s too over-the-top, too childish and too stupid to work as a serious movie for adult audiences or fans of Herbie.
WACPINE RATING: 2,0 / 10 = 1 star
The cast is good enough to get you through the movie. Lindsay Lohan gives one of her better performances. Matt Dillion is perfectly jerky as her racing competition.
Before Michael Keaton’s comeback with Birdman, it was just nice to see him get a role. He’s also good even if he is playing a cliche father who doesn’t want Lohan to race in fear of her getting hurt.
The humor is a bit outdated though. It’s like the same humor you would have seen in the 60’s and 70’s Herbie movies. Herbie is still a harmless good time to view with kids.
Now I am doubting whether or not I actually enjoyed the original run of the Herbie movies when I was a youth in the 70's. If they were cut from the same mold as this tired number, I can't believe I was snookered into watching it again. Everything about this movie just screams cheese. Her graduation ceremony, the way she gets Herbie, the fact that her family even HAS a NASCAR team when they can't even make it around a track in one piece, the coincidence of her friend being a mechanic...If people enjoyed this movie, I would recommend we get together and start writing a script for a Speed Buggy movie... How much of a dive has Michael Keaton's career and to a lesser extent Matt Dillon's to have to take on roles such as these. Lindsey better wake up and stop taking the Disney retread train out of town or she'll be done.
Shout by PredatorVIP BlockedParent2024-04-29T16:59:48Z
:heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart::heart: - I actually enjoyed this film, despite being rated poorly by the so-called Critics
10:heart:- Masterpiece :100:
9:heart:- Excellent
8:heart: - Amazing :ok_hand:
7:heart:- Great :sun_with_face:
6:heart: - Good :thumbsup:
5:heart: - Average :head_bandage:
4:heart: - Bad but watchable :octagonal_sign:
3:heart: - Bad :sob:
2:rage:- Awful :face_vomiting:
1:face_with_symbols_over_mouth: - Bull Shit