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Volunteers (1985)

Rate: 2
Viewed: 8/04

8/04: Don't be fooled by the sight of John Candy on the DVD cover of Volunteers or by the fact that he and Tom Hanks are cast.

It's a bad movie. Is it supposed to be a comedy or an action-adventure? Into the blender are bad jokes, psychotic John Candy, and The Bridge on the River Kwai, and the result is: Volunteers.

I was expecting plenty of fun from John Candy and Tom Hanks. So, what the heck happened? The lack of chemistry between Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson pulls the show down further. What's hard to believe is they both got married in real life afterwards.

All in all, Volunteers is best picked up with a pooper-scooper.

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