The Slammin' Salmon 2009

Bring a bib, it's gonna get messy.

5.8 / 10   175 vote(s)
R
Comedy

The brutal former heavyweight boxing champion Cleon "Slammin'" Salmon (Duncan), now owner of a Miami restaurant, institutes a competition to see which waiter can earn the most money in one night: the winner stands to gain $10,000, while the loser will endure a beating at the hands of the champ.

Homepage http://www.slamminmovie.com/
Release Date 2009-12-11
Runtime 1h 30m
Directors Kevin Heffernan, Robert Barocci
Producer Julia Dray
Writers John Dillon, Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske

Though not outright bad, The Slammin’ Salmon is possessed of much less of their trademark timeless (and brainless) humour than the majority of Broken Lizards work. Instead, here they opt for gross out and cliche laughs, very few of which land. Even the the amazing cast additions of Michael Clarke Duncan, Lance Henriksen, Cobie Smulders, Will Forte and Sendhil Ramamurthy couldn’t elevate this film above merely “watchable”. For the same thing, only better, watch 2005’s “Waiting…”.

Final rating: ★★ - Had some things that appeal to me, but a poor finished product.

Gimly