Busboys - My Take (Spoilers)

 

I like David Spade, when he stays in his lane. So seeing a movie where the summary describes him as "an idiot" seems like it would fit that situation.

In short. David Spade and Theo Von were pretty good in a very bad script they wrote themselves.

Edit - After looking on IMDb I found out Theo Von has a comedy podcast. Now the rest of this makes more sense because it's another attempt at a social media personality trying to break into movies. Notice the word "trying".

The premise is that they're two perpetual underdogs who think being a waiter is the pinnacle of a career. They take jobs as busboys to work their way up to be waiters. The age difference is played out as being friends for close to two decades. Then it gets into the "trying too hard" aspect of the movie.

The second plot of them trying to do a drug deal to get money is where it gets, quite frankly, stupid. The attempts at satire regarding all the various alphabet government agencies and then how the DEA handles investigating things is terrible. The actual drug cartel/gang is terrible. They bypassed satire and moved directly into cringe.

Example - one of the alphabets that show up are a pair of well-proportioned women in bikinis with DTF hats and jackets. It was slightly amusing when they showed up for the second time and when asked why they were there they said they were in the group chat.

David and Theo really leaned into their roles and they work well together. The crew of misfits in the restaurant work well together, for the most part. It's just a terrible script that kept things from being a goofy romp.

The restaurant manager was way too close to a Chris Farley character for my liking. The role would have suited him and the actor bears a close resemblance. That made it seem like a cheap grab for the "Tommy Boy" vibe, for those who remember the way those two worked well in that movie.

I'm disappointed to see the potential they had wasted so badly.