Given the deluge of crap in theaters right now, you could do a lot worse. There are some great elements to this movie, which starts in the style of an "E! True Hollywood Story" and ends with another inspired bit of comedy. But the movie's bookends dwarf the amount of laughs through the middle of the picture. It's almost like David Spade and Fred Wolf had these great ideas on how to send up child actors, but it wasn't enough to make a whole movie. Dickie Roberts would have been a great character (even recurring character) on "SNL", but like many of the show's alumnus' attempts at feature films, there's just not enough there. But what else are you going to do this weekend? See "Marci X" again? How about "My Boss's Daughter?" Hell no! It's not quite worth eight or nine dollars, but you'll get a few chuckles. My advice, sneak in.
Review of Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
