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08-01-2005, 08:41 PM
By Michael Rechtshaffen Sun Jul 31, 1:53 PM ET
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A bigger-louder-dumber take on that good ol' CBS hillbilly hit, the movie version of "The Dukes of Hazzard" starts off on the wrong foot and keeps heading, appropriately, south.
Let's be honest: The hourlong series, which ran for 6-1/2 seasons (and was even able to bounce right back after its stars sat out the 1982-83 season in a contract dispute), would never be mistaken for high, or even middling, art.
But nowhere to be found here is any of the goofy charm of the original and its indefensible ability to keep the testosterone humming thanks, generally, to the revved-up General Lee and, more specifically to Daisy Duke and her, uh, Daisy Dukes.
Instead, there are a ton of dead-end car chases and remarkably few laughs, meaning this would-be action comedy quickly sputters out on both counts.
Aside from the unknown quantity represented by those who have been aching to see if Johnny Knoxville and Jessica Simpson have what it takes to become big-screen sensations, this Warner Bros. Pictures release likely will stall upon arrival.
more (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050731/review_nm/film_dukes_dc;_ylt=AvI.5DV4xpdtCKGXru1eNdRxFb8C;_y lu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl)
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A bigger-louder-dumber take on that good ol' CBS hillbilly hit, the movie version of "The Dukes of Hazzard" starts off on the wrong foot and keeps heading, appropriately, south.
Let's be honest: The hourlong series, which ran for 6-1/2 seasons (and was even able to bounce right back after its stars sat out the 1982-83 season in a contract dispute), would never be mistaken for high, or even middling, art.
But nowhere to be found here is any of the goofy charm of the original and its indefensible ability to keep the testosterone humming thanks, generally, to the revved-up General Lee and, more specifically to Daisy Duke and her, uh, Daisy Dukes.
Instead, there are a ton of dead-end car chases and remarkably few laughs, meaning this would-be action comedy quickly sputters out on both counts.
Aside from the unknown quantity represented by those who have been aching to see if Johnny Knoxville and Jessica Simpson have what it takes to become big-screen sensations, this Warner Bros. Pictures release likely will stall upon arrival.
more (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050731/review_nm/film_dukes_dc;_ylt=AvI.5DV4xpdtCKGXru1eNdRxFb8C;_y lu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl)