Strange to hear "Semi-Charmed Life" playing in the soundtrack over a tracking shot of Norm, but that's a pretty good indicator of what it seems like this movie was trying to do, and why it fails. As a performer, Norm has never been good at doing things any way other than his own, and so this attempt to make him the generic hero in a generic Sandler-style comedy is misguided at best.

An absolutely pedestrian directing job from Bob Saget. It's as if he let his technicians make every aesthetic decision. There are only a few moments where Saget seems to realize he can do more than just illustrate the screenplay.

It's also weighed down by a total lack of…

To start this review, I have to say I love Norm MacDonald. I’ve watched him on Conan numerous times over the years. I have the movie Screwed on DVD. I’ve seen his one-time sketch comedy special, Back to Norm on Comedy Central and even have it recorded on a VHS. I’ve seen his stand-up specials on HBO and Comedy Central. I was one of the many few that actually watched Sports Show. He was even my favorite Weekend Update anchor on SNL. So as you can tell, my love of Norm McDonald goes a long way. In this movie, MacDonald is Mitch, a loser who can’t keep a job or a girlfriend. Throughout his whole life, he’s always had his…

Norm Macdonald is the modern day Diogenes. Obviously if you watch this movie and it's all you know of Norm you will say I should be locked up. But look up his stuff on Youtube/podcast it will change your idea of humor forever. The Diogenes link is that Norm doesn't give a shit about anything. But not in the fake commercial sense. He actually ruined his career pissing off people. It is strange to imagine today because now pissing off people will get you media attention and whatnot, but Norm is too strange. People like Carlin or other edgy comedians are different because they are edgy to the maintstream but pretty much cool with the counter-culture. Norm is different. He…