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The Slammin' Salmon (2009)

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Reviews Counted:21

Fresh:7

Rotten:14

Average Rating:4.9/10

Consensus: Potty humor and juvenile antics keep this workplace comedy from being particularly funny or memorable.

Rated: Not Rated

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Dec 11, 2009 Limited

Box Office: $26,167

Synopsis: In the latest comedy from Broken Lizard, (the creators of Supertroopers and Beerfest) "Slammin" Cleon Salmon (Michael Clarke Duncan) is a former Heavyweight Champion of the World turned celebrity... In the latest comedy from Broken Lizard, (the creators of Supertroopers and Beerfest) "Slammin" Cleon Salmon (Michael Clarke Duncan) is a former Heavyweight Champion of the World turned celebrity owner of a high end Miami seafood restaurant, The Slammin‘ Salmon.

A terrifying bull of a man, Salmon uses fear to rule over his misfit waitstaff (Broken Lizard‘s Jay Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, as well as Cobie Smulders and April Bowlby) and on this particular night, he takes his bullying skills to a new level. In an effort to pay off a gambling debt to the Japanese Yakuza, Salmon sets up a contest to ‗inspire‘ his waitstaff to sell more food than they ever have before: the top selling server wins $10,000 while the waiter in last place gets served with a broken rib sandwich—courtesy of the Champ himself.

Spurred on by greed and panic, the staff resort to backstabbing, bribery and indecent proposals in an attempt to upsell their patrons while simultaneously sabotaging their co-workers. As the hours pass, the dining room action becomes more frenzied as the contest escalates into a brawl for first place in order to win the money. --© Official Site
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Starring: Broken Lizard, Kevin Heffernan, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske

Starring: Broken Lizard, Kevin Heffernan, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Steve Lemme, Jay Chandrasekhar, Michael Clarke Duncan, Vivica A. Fox, Lance Henricksen

Director: Kevin Heffernan

Director: Kevin Heffernan
Studio: Anchor Bay Entertainment

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Thirteen-year-old boys big enough to sneak into R-rated movies are presumably the prime audience for this witless comedy from the Broken Lizard troupe.

Full Review Source: New York Daily News | comment Comment
12/11/09
Elizabeth Weitzman
Elizabeth Weitzman
New York Daily News
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It has its share of funny moments. But it also has its share of tired ones.

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
12/11/09
Neil Genzlinger
Neil Genzlinger
New York Times
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The Slammin' Salmon is so lifeless and drab that it doesn't even feel like it was made by Broken Lizard, and it goes without saying that it is easily the least impressive of their five movies. (I guess everyone can have their off days.)

Full Review Source: Watertown Daily Times | comment 1 Comment
12/11/09
Adam Tobias
Adam Tobias
Watertown Daily Times

Although it's a little slow at the outset and occasionally a trifle predictable, The Slammin' Salmon is still a rollickin' time at the theater.

Full Review Source: Washington Times | comment Comment
12/11/09
Sonny Bunch
Sonny Bunch
Washington Times

Moments of light laughter fueled by Broken Lizard's non sequitur brand of shock humor are served with a flimsy plot and even flimsier characters.

Full Review Source: Times-Picayune | comment Comment
12/11/09
Mike Scott
Mike Scott
Times-Picayune

Much of the film's humor hovers around crotch level. If jokes about mental illness, terminal disease and sex with orangutans sound funny to you, go for it.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
12/11/09
Michael O'Sullivan
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
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This fratty National Lampoon-style comedy (written by and starring the Broken Lizard troupe of comics who made Beerfest and Super Troopers) is funny more often than not. Worth checking out on video.

Full Review Source: New York Post | comment Comment
12/11/09
Kyle Smith
Kyle Smith
New York Post
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A Hollywood California-roll gone bad, with super-sized stereotypes, underdone pratfalls and tasteless one-liners.

Full Review Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | comment Comment
12/10/09
Graham Killeen
Graham Killeen
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

If you're in the mood for buffoonery, you'll probably enjoy this dumb-but-funny marathon of back-stabbing, physical gags, potty humor and appealing cast chemistry.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment 1 Comment
12/10/09
Jeff Shannon
Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times

You would think any movie with the word "salmon" in the title would have to be funny. Think again.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
12/10/09
David Hiltbrand
David Hiltbrand
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Intolerable, aimless

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
12/10/09
Chris Cabin
Chris Cabin
Filmcritic.com

It is the presence of Duncan as a Mike Tyson-esque, malaprop-spouting ex-champion that, at least momentarily, lifts the pic out of its mediocrity.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
12/10/09
Ronnie Scheib
Ronnie Scheib
Variety
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Only one thing might be worse: the thought of Comedy Central's airing this bomb four times a day.

Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
12/09/09
Chris Faraone
Chris Faraone
Boston Phoenix

Was anybody holding their breath for a Morgan Fairchild cameo? Here she is, playing herself: the cosseted star of a TV cop drama. She seems very patient.

Full Review Source: Time Out New York | comment Comment
12/09/09
Joshua Rothkopf
Joshua Rothkopf
Time Out New York

Duncan's terrific timing and inspired Tracy Jordan–isms transform the dinner-theater vibe to dinner as theater.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
12/08/09
Melissa Anderson
Melissa Anderson
Village Voice
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Michael Clarke Duncan steals every single scene ... a very different role for the actor played so over-the-top that you can't help but be impressed and amazed.

Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net | comment Comment
12/08/09
Edward Douglas
Edward Douglas
ComingSoon.net

Comedy troupe Broken Lizard returns with their fourth feature, which like its predecessors is funnier in concept than execution.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment 6 Comments
12/07/09
Ethan Alter
Ethan Alter
Hollywood Reporter
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The film isn't any uglier than its antecedents, but it is more lethargic.

Full Review Source: Slant Magazine | comment Comment
12/06/09
Nick Schager
Nick Schager
Slant Magazine

I couldn't list ten pure comedies from 2008 that produced as many laughs as The Slammin' Salmon and the way this year has started, it's hard to think that wouldn't hold true for 2009 either.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
03/25/09
Erik Childress
Erik Childress
eFilmCritic.com

Easily the best work Broken Lizard has ever done.

Full Review Source: CinemaBlend.com | comment 2 Comments
03/19/09
Joshua Tyler
Joshua Tyler
CinemaBlend.com
 
 
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