Good Burger (1997)
7/10
Not Nearly As Stupid As the Show
20 March 2016
Two dim-witted teenagers are forced to save the fast food restaurant they work at from going out of business, despite a new-and-improved burger joint opening across the street that want to be the "Top Dog" in the fast food industry.

"All that" was a pretty awful show, due mainly to Lori Beth Denberg, a talentless hack. And sure enough, the only bad scene in the entire "Good Burger" movie is the one she appears in. Beyond that, it is a surprisingly clever and slick plot with some stupid (albeit funny) jokes.

Great to see Linda Cardellini in her film debut, and it would be nice if her role was bigger. She seems like an actress who missed out on superstardom somehow. She is still a big deal, of course, but due in part to "Freaks and Geeks" not getting proper recognition until after the fact, she seems to have fallen short (at least in the public's eye) compared to James Franco, Jason Segel and Seth Rogen. A real shame, seeing as she was the heart of that show.
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