Owen Wilson, Nate Hartley, Troy Gentile
Three kids hire a low-budget bodyguard to protect them from the school bully.
DVD Release Date: July 1, 2008
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Stats: 7,142 reviews
Flixster Reviews (7,142)
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August 8, 2009There's not much new you can really do with a high school comedy, but at least the notion of Owen Wilson playing a jakey posing as a bodyguard promises a few laughs and a half.
It's a decent enough family comedy, and there are a few laugh out loud moments, but they're spread too...( read more) -
July 30, 2009Generic and very poor. Some of the comedy is OK, with a few smiles being raised. Mostly by Josh Peck as a lackey. The biggest problem of this film, which is seemingly anti-bullying, is that the scenes of bullying are the funniest. This hardly creates sympathy for the loud and obn...( read more)
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July 18, 2009OK, this isnt too bad, its a very old plot type and very cliched but the characters are pretty funny and casting is good.
The young boys are well and truely geeky looking haha and fit their roles well, the learing at girls and usual sex and toughness discussions are all present a...( read more) -
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November 21, 2009nice one about school bullying and Owen Wilson pretanding to be a bodyguard
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November 21, 2009Drillbit Taylor, catchy name indeed. I really like the idea of this movie; it has so much potential but falls kind of flat. as a modern day comedy for kids and teens.
The story goes that three kids at school are constantly being bullied and so unbeknownst to their parents the...( read more) -
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Critic Reviews
March 29, 2008
Pete Hammond, Boxoffice Magazine
March 21, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Drillbit Taylor is as clunky and humorless as its title. full review
March 21, 2008
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Without focus, without apparent intention, the movie floats along, stringing various incidents together, and in the end seems much longer than it is. It feels like 2 1/2 hours. full review
March 21, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
Wilson gets by on his delivery and his demeanor. It doesn't matter what he says; it's how he says it. full review
March 21, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Too much of Drillbit Taylor is the kind of formulaic free-for-all that does Wilson no good, nor anybody else. full review
March 21, 2008
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Trying to mix farce with heart, Drillbit Taylor is instead as soulful as Kenny G and as wacky as public television. full review
March 21, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Watching kids being forced to pee on each other isn't actually funny. Neither is watching those same kids get chased down by a pair of thugs in a sports car. full review
March 20, 2008
Colin Covert, The Minneapolis Star Tribune
If the film doesn't quite measure up to the Apatow gold standard, it's at least sterling silver. full review
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November 12, 2008Little funny,boring plot and not a thumb-up one.But i like soundtrack of this movie
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June 29, 2008its really hillarious,..though some scenes where really weird well dats d point haha
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March 23, 2008if this movie can't work! just go to http://www.tvokay.com
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March 21, 2008So hilarious and funny, you must see it! I am such a tough critic on movies, but man, this was the bees knees :]]]
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March 18, 2008What a horrible thing to say about anyone, but especially when you don't even know the guy. These are supposed to be comments about the movie. Do you have one?
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March 1, 2008josh peck is the bad guy??? that seems strange...might be good movie 2 watch on a rainy day when im really bored and have nothing else 2 do...
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January 17, 2008I can't believe Josh Peck is playing the bad guy that is so not like him :P
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