Witless, lowbrow fun is the signature of this so-so comedy with Larry the Cable Guy in fine fat form as a country bumpkin deputy sheriff with delusions of grander than smalltown cop
Comment
12/20/08
Witless Protection (2008)
00 %
Tomatometer
How does the Tomatometer work 
Reviews Counted: 24
Fresh: 0
Rotten:24
Average Rating: 1.8/10
Consensus: Larry the Cable Guy continues his critical losing streak with this insipid, tasteless caper comedy.
Theatrical Release:Feb 22, 2008 Wide
Box Office: $4,131,640
Synopsis: Standup comedy phenom Larry the Cable Guy (CARS, BLUE COLLAR TV, DELTA FARCE) brings plenty of girth and mirth to his latest film, the police caper WITLESS PROTECTION. Larry (real name Daniel... [More]
Starring: Larry the Cable Guy, Ivana Milicevic, Yaphet Kotto, Peter Stormare
Director: Charles Robert Carner
Get This Movie
Reviews for Witless Protection
The movie doesn't even have the common decency to be under 90 minutes. What a bore.
07/22/08
I've got an idea for Larry the Cable Guy's next dumb movie. Maybe the lowbrow bumbler with the big heart and even bigger beer gut could play, oh I don't know, a cable guy?
03/01/08
During the last part of this wacky comedy, it loses the amusing push-pull intimacy between its 'odd-couple' protagonists.
03/01/08
From this kind of witlessness, the only protection is not to see it.
02/29/08
Gratuitous support-our-troops iconography and post-9/11 paranoia permeate a harebrained plot.
02/28/08
Merely an excuse for the viewer to delight in the hilarity generated by Mr. Cable Guy breaking wind, vomiting, producing various gastric noises, etc.
02/27/08
Ranting about Witless Protection's political incorrectness -- not to mention its general stupidity -- would be a waste of breath. Even so, the movie is breathtakingly offensive at times.
02/26/08
Larry The Cable Guy is a cancerous boil on the ass of comedy, but it's still sort of shocking how little effort he puts into his movies.
02/25/08
Its the audience that deserves Protection from this Witless Larry the Cable Guy vehicle.
02/25/08
The otherwise genial Witless Protection scrapes bottom whenever a black person or an Asian or an Arab is wheeled on for just-kiddin' laughs.
02/25/08
Top CriticYou have what might very well be the worst movie of 2008. And 2009. And probably 2010, too. Did we fail to mention the exploding farts?
02/25/08
In Witless Protection, Larry the Cable Guy plays a small-town deputy, fantasizing about becoming an F.B.I. agent. Sitcom wackiness ensues.
02/25/08
Top CriticMakes his previous effort, Delta Farce, seem a classic by comparison.
02/25/08
Top CriticOne can only hope that Witless Protection is targeted at a vanishing species of American Neanderthal. In the meantime, perhaps Larry and his accomplices at Lionsgate could take some sensitivity traning.
02/25/08
Top CriticMaybe there are only two kinds of people in this world. Those who think Larry the Cable Guy is funny, and those who do not. I am in the latter camp.
02/24/08
The nastiest and silliest of Larry the Cable Guide big-screen vehicles, Witless Protection, the formulaic road flick, is Witless Comedy par excellence.
02/23/08
I began hating it not just for its utter lack of quality as art or entertainment, but for the blackness of its very soul.
02/23/08
About as charming as being slapped by a stranger.
02/22/08
In many ways, this movie reminds me of an Uwe Boll flick
02/22/08
Latest News for Witless Protection
January 21, 2009:
Razzies Name 2008's Worst Movie Nominees
No awards season would be complete without the Golden Raspberry Awards (AKA The Razzies), awarded each year to the very worst movies to hit Hollywood. This year's winners will... More...
June 09, 2008:
RT on DVD: Bosomy Boleyn Girls, Jumper, John Adams
As the latest wave of Obamamania sweeps the country, look forward to HBO's Recount...or peek into the past with HBO's John Adams. Also clear your calendar for high-def Top... More...
February 24, 2008:
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Vantage Point Claims Top Spot on Oscar Weekend
On Oscar weekend, the best seat on the charts belonged to Vantage Point, which looked down upon the box office with a strong opening, while the other new releases left... More...
February 21, 2008:
Box Office Guru Preview: Vantage Point Aims For #1 Debut
A terrorist attack is played out through multiple perspectives in the high-octane political thriller Vantage Point which leads the four-pack of new openers which also includes... More...
Related Forums for Witless Protection
RT On Current TV
What’s Hot On RT
Fresh Links
Featured
Point-Counterpoint: Bruno 
MSN's David Fear and Frank Paiva go head to head discussing the pros and cons of Bruno star Sacha Baron Cohen.
The New Cult Canon
The AV Club's Scott Tobias takes a second look at David Lynch's cult classic, Lost Highway.
Tom Cruise's 10 Best Roles
TIME takes us on a 25-year long journey into the superstar's career, giving us a look at his 10 best roles.
A Baywatch Comedy?
BuzzSugar reports on Paramount's plans to rebirth the iconic TV show as a comedy film.
IGN RSS Feeds