![]() ![]() A film so strange it should be a novelty instead has a strong feeling of been-there-done-that. Then there are the echoes of recent nerd-fests Napoleon Dynamite (Rod’s sullenness and flouncy run) and Eagle Vs Shark (Rod’s paternal issues). Without Anchorman, the set-up (four buddies natter in surreal non-sequiturs) would seem innovative. Ironically, it’s Ferrell who’s ruined it for them. Bad news is, there’s not a lot that’s fresh here. Hot Rod brims over with fried-gold sight gags, nostalgia for the more embarrassing elements of the ’80s/early ’90s and a warped sense of innocence. With this tale of an aspiring but inept stuntman (Samberg), scripted by South Park’s Pam Brady, the good news is that their talent’s confirmed. Now, Samberg, Schaffer and Taccone have jumped to the big screen, following in the footsteps of SNL forerunners from Will Ferrell to Tina Fey. Written by SNL up-and-comers Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, and performed by Samberg and Timberlake, the music video is a bonkers R ’n’ B paean to the joys of putting your “junk” into a holed receptacle and presenting it to the love of your life. Fans of Saturday Night Live, Justin Timberlake or gift-wrapped genitalia will be acquainted with the YouTube classic Dick In A Box.
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