Stu is an uber driver and a retail schlep who’s madly and secretly in love with his best friend, a woman totally oblivious as she dates asshole after asshole. Stu (Kumail Nanjiani) is spending yet another night driving in order to make extra money to fund his best friend’s dreams and get her to notice him, once and for all. Unfortunately, it’s officer Vic who notices him, and his night’s about to get a whole lot worse.
Vic (Dave Bautista) is a police officer with a weird back story: 1. his partner was killed on a drug bust and he’s been obsessed with getting revenge ever since 2. he recently had lasik eye surgery. So, thanks to that convenient little plot detail, Vic is practically blind when the biggest drug deal of the year is about to go down, and for some reason he MUST act on it, independently of the police force of course, and he commandeers poor Stu and his silent but deadly electric car for a whole night’s worth of mayhem. Even tougher to digest: Stu is so obsessed with 5-star ratings that he goes along with it. So preoccupied with his uber rating that he’ll risk life and livelihood to follow Vic into situations where even Vic should not be. And Vic is the kind of prick who continually threatens a poor rating to coerce an unarmed civilian to provide back-up on an unsanctioned mission.
I’m not the biggest Dave Bautista fan, or indeed a fan of anyone coming out of the Dwayne Johnson School of Acting, though I’ll take Bautista over Cena any day (but ideally neither, ever). Bautista does little to make the material work but I’m not even sure I can blame him for the movie’s many problems. He and Nanjiani actually have some pretty decent chemistry, in the old buddy tradition of opposites attract. Nanjiani is, of course, the reason to see this movie. All the movie’s laughs, and there are a surprising number, are because of him. He works even harder than his overworked character Stu to deliver us a pleasant film-going experience, and while I’m glad I didn’t pay to see this in theatres, I think it’s a decent at-home watch if you’re in the mood for a mindless comedy. And I do insist on the mindless part because no, that plot don’t make no sense. But if you’re in the mood for a violent, R-rated comedy that makes John Woo AND and Johnny Cash references (and really, who’s not?), then boy have I got a film to fill that very narrow niche.
ASSHOLES WATCHING MOVIES 
As usual, I want to see it to see if you’re right.
On Wed, Oct 30, 2019, 8:17 AM ASSHOLES WATCHING MOVIES, wrote:
> Jay posted: ” Stu is an uber driver and a retail schlep who’s madly and > secretly in love with his best friend, a woman totally oblivious as she > dates asshole after asshole. Stu (Kumail Nanjiani) is spending yet another > night driving in order to make extra money to fun” >
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This doesn’t even sound good on paper. Why do they make these stupid nonsensical movies? Why?
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Yes! “Dwayne Johnson School of Acting” is so descriptive!
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This seems like a good on in the background while you’re doing something else kind of movie.
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I think Bautista is a better actor than the Crock and Cena. He knows how to do small things and actually do what is needed. He’s not trying to be a showoff or be funny. Instead, he just knows what to do. Plus, I’m still wanting to know the answer to this question as does many of us wrestling fans here. How big is Bautista’s dick?
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We saw this last weekend at Ken’s insistence and it was actually quite funny. I didn’t think I’d enjoy it, but I did!
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“I’m not the biggest Dave Bautista fan, or indeed a fan of anyone coming out of the Dwayne Johnson School of Acting, though I’ll take Bautista over Cena any day (but ideally neither, ever). Bautista” – I agree with this statement SO much. Batista is a better actor than a wrestler though where he had absolutely zero charisma.
I forgot about this film, but I love Kumail so I’ll definitely give it a watch now that it’s on DVD
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I need that niche filled every day!!!
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This sounds like a bit of an odd duck. I’m not sure what to make of it, but plots that make no sense aren’t usually ones I can sit through very well. It’ll go on my list for mindless viewing when in need of something in the background I think! xx
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I watched this because of your review and I got what i expected, no plot, but plenty of laughs.
Something silly with sprinkles of dry humour is often sufficient for entertainment.
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