Title: Idiocracy (2006)Starring: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard
Directed By: Mike Judge
The problems plaguing Idiocracy stem from 2 things. 1) Their ideas were a little too big for their budget. 2) Mike Judge has done better, so the bar may have been set a little too high.
I liked this movie a lot, honestly. But I can't help but think of what this could have been instead of what it was. Luke Wilson is funny and engaging as the lead. Maya Rudolph steals nearly every scene she's in. The graphics look par for a film released in 2006. But there's just something that's missing. I can't quite put my finger on it.
Mike Judge has long been ahead of the game. His works tend to be the kind that you appreciate even more when you're looking back on them. Perhaps in a few years, I'll give this one another look and have a completely different take on it. For now, though, I can only say that it's watchable enough to take a look at but it isn't exactly reinventing the comedy wheel.
Score: 6.5/10
I thought the same thing. It was pretty funny for what it was and I do feel like there was something missing. I think I was expecting too much post-Office Space. I did really enjoy the social commentary of it all, and maybe that's what I was feeling. I actually had a fairly pessimistic view of mankind for a good amount of the movie, but that lifted somewhat. I kept thinking - "Is this what we have to look forward to going through to get to a better tomorrow?"
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