Movie Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Guest Reviewer Michelle
Nutshell Bratty obnoxious former child star attempts to live with a normal family so he can get a part in a Rob Reiner movie. Stuff gets predictably all warm and fuzzy.
Good Things I actually loved the part where all the former child stars (Danny Bonaduce, Leif Garrett, Tony Dow, both Coreys, Barry Williams, you get the idea) are sitting around playing poker. If they don't do this already, they SHOULD. Gorgeous Hal Sparks has a cameo! YAY!
Bad Things This is a DAVID SPADE movie, what do you think? People think it's funny to use Alcoholics Anonymous meetings as networking opportunities. I'll give David Spade this much. He really knows how to be obnoxious and full of himself, but the heart thing? Hm, not so much.
Features Mary McCormack - totally wasted, Doris Roberts as Dickie's mom, Alyssa Milano as his girlfriend complete with many cleavage shots, Jon Lovitz (but of course, as his agent, and btw, no agent I know goes to these lengths to get their client a part. NONE.), two really cute kids, who really should do something else with their lives. Ian Gomez in a really trippy cameo, L.A. at its narcisstic finest
Uncomfortable Moments Look, don't ask me why I sat my butt down in a David Spade movie, I just did, 'kay? So, they drive around town, looking for celebrities outside a crowded building, and assume it's an AA meeting. Way uncomfortable.
Notable It's really like a bunch of people got together after an AA meeting, and said, Hey, let's make a movie about former child stars! and this is what they came up with. Tune in for the sequel, Former Child Stars Crime Syndicate! Those Brady Boys are even cute when they're older.
Best Part Well, my favorite part was seeing Hal Sparks on screen unexpectedly. But the guys' favorite part is gonna be Alyssa Milano's breasts. Some people's favorite part (when they see it on video) is gonna be the warm fuzzy crap at the end. (Bah, humbug.)
Best Line This is a David Spade movie. If you come here looking for memorable lines, you're in the wrong place. Oh wait! You get to hear Marsha (It's MARCIA!!!! - Ed.) (Maureen McCormick) use the F word! Yeah, that's the best line.
Crowns 1 out of 5