Release Date:
Friday, April 7, 2000
David Arquette plays a brain-dead wrestling fan in this banal exercise in eighth-grade humor, enlivened by a couple of bizarre moments.Gordie (Arquette) and Sean (Scott Caan, who threatens to become his generation’s Harvey Keitel if he drops trou in one more movie) are two die-hard WCW fans with dead-end jobs and dysfunctional families. Their only joy in life is watching and talking about the exploits of Jimmy King (Oliver Platt), their favorite wrestler. When “The King” takes a fall and is booted out of pro wrestling, these two set out to resurrect him—despite the fact that King is nothing more than a white trash pretender up to his ears in debt and booze.
Hilarity was supposed to ensue. But the jokes fall flat for anyone who’s seen any Adam Sandler flick (OK, maybe not Airheads)—old women talking dirty just isn’t funny anymore. Still, there are some moments so over-the-top, they elicit laughs in spite of themselves. We’re treated to an unusual car accident involving a truckload of shit and a truckload of toilet paper (don’t ask), an a capella version of Van Halen’s “Running with the Devil” performed by nuns, and Oscar-winner Martin Landau actually uttering the line, “Who’s your daddy, bitch?” Strangest of all is zombie-like Rose McGowan, playing a Nitro Girl. We love ya, Rose, but you’re not quite hot enough to get away with this kind of non-performance.
Rumble isn’t so bad if you’re in the mood for lowbrow laughs, but you and your friends have probably written better jokes while drinking beers over WCW’s Monday Nitro. Save the eight bucks for a sixer.
Hilarity was supposed to ensue. But the jokes fall flat for anyone who’s seen any Adam Sandler flick (OK, maybe not Airheads)—old women talking dirty just isn’t funny anymore. Still, there are some moments so over-the-top, they elicit laughs in spite of themselves. We’re treated to an unusual car accident involving a truckload of shit and a truckload of toilet paper (don’t ask), an a capella version of Van Halen’s “Running with the Devil” performed by nuns, and Oscar-winner Martin Landau actually uttering the line, “Who’s your daddy, bitch?” Strangest of all is zombie-like Rose McGowan, playing a Nitro Girl. We love ya, Rose, but you’re not quite hot enough to get away with this kind of non-performance.
Rumble isn’t so bad if you’re in the mood for lowbrow laughs, but you and your friends have probably written better jokes while drinking beers over WCW’s Monday Nitro. Save the eight bucks for a sixer.