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Son-in-Law (1993)
Rate:
4
Viewed:
2/25
2/25:
If Hollywood was trying to make Son-in-Law the next
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, it didn't work.
Pauly Shore may be the headliner, but Patrick Renna achieves the remarkable feat by being funny for five
minutes compared to him, which has been nonexistent, in all of ninety minutes' screen time. If you don't know
who that is, it's the kid from The Sandlot. He should've had his own movie,
and I think he would have no problem in generating laughs.
As a freshman in college, I saw normal-looking peers during the first three weeks. Then, they began to change
their appearance radically by opting for bad-dye jobs, shaving their heads (females included), and acquiring body
piercings and tattoos and adopted extreme behaviors like going gay, consuming heavy amounts of alcohol and/or
drugs, and staying awake 24/7. Some ended up in the hospital or were so messed up that they never came back the
following semester. After returning the following year, I looked around and then concluded that over 90%
disappeared for good.
That's Rebecca in a nutshell. Oh, yeah...she's from South Dakota. My first roommate was from Nebraska, and
he was as corny as they came and was part of the aforementioned statistic. All I did was stay normal. Therefore, I
graduated as originally planned.
Crawl (actually, I like the father's alternative name for him: Crotch, so I'm going with that)...yeah, I've
seen his type before. He's a loser who has the worst fashion sense since Madonna in
Desperately Seeking Susan. Ever notice anybody hanging out with
him after he met Rebecca? Nope. That means he got the hooks on her and she's thrilled to have somebody like
him for a friend despite not knowing any better. As a result, she went from okay-looking to ugly in a flash. If I
were her, I would stay very far away from him.
I'm not sure what's the problem with Travis. So what if Rebecca lied to him and broke off the marriage? He
can do better by hooking up with Tracy (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen). Nope, he decides to date-rape-drug her and
Crotch for payback. Oddly, Crotch and Rebecca announce to everybody that they plan to marry yet
never kiss once from start to finish? I expected more from her brother, so he could point out, "Hey,
that's weird. Have you noticed...?"
I was going to give Son-in-Law a '2', but the chemistry of the cast got better over time. As the father,
Lane Smith is impressive for keeping a straight face while knowing he's far better than this junk. Yes, the tattoo
artist is Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Brendan Fraser does his
Encino Man bit just to say hi.
All in all, Son-in-Law is a stupid waste of time.