Well, making old TV into dumb humor flicks is probably not the most popular form of film, but this one works. Zoolander’s dynamic duo, Owen Wilson and Ben Stiller are amazing in their chemistry. They simply work well together, there’s really no other way to put it, and they perform the title role quite well. Vince Vaughn (Clay Pigeons) plays the evil crack dealer millionaire and his minion (Will Farrell, Anchorman) play some good evil amidst the justice enforcing cops.
The brightest star of all is of course, the incomparable Snoop Doggy Dogg, who plays the urban informant, Huggy Bear. Something about rappers, they just sing the dialogue so right, and so perfect. It’s hard to match, and is reminiscent of Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction. The meter and profundity of it all is quite excellent. Huggy quips words of wisdom at the end to Starsky, “Someone once said, ‘to err is human, to forgive divine.’” To which Starsky replies “What idiot said that?” to which Huggy answers, “I believe that was God, the greats Mack of all.”
Yeah, it might be cheesy and dumb, but these guys know funny, and that’s what counts. A 2, on par with Zoolander, Dodgeball, Anchorman, and Old School.
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