The MacGruber movie is out today in the U.S., and it seems to be splitting opinion down the middle. Some, like this reviewer, think it’s the best comedy of 2010, and the funniest SNL film since Wayne’s World. Others aren’t as keen. To put it mildly.
For those who don’t know: MacGruber is a character from Saturday Night Live played by Will Forte. It’s loosely based on MacGyver, the long-running TV show starring Richard Dean Anderson as a resourceful secret agent.
The obvious question with the film is whether the one joke – that MacGruber is a rubbish version of MacGyver – can be sustained for 90 minutes. And whether people who haven’t seen MacGyver will even get the jokes.
I like a good comedy but I’m not yet convinced MacGruber is a good comedy. I think this’ll be one film I can wait for until it’s released on DVD.
