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  Synopsis:
Mark (played by a pre-Will &
Grace Eric McCormack) is an aspiring filmmaker
attempting to pawn off a film called Bradykiller.
Bradykiller is a horror film on a maniac who
wants to kill off all the kids from The Brady
Bunch. Mark is an uptight guy who has no
girlfriend.
The
other lead of the film is Robert (played by
"thank God he isn't in more films" actor Rafer
Weigel). Robert is a loser. He is a
film
editor who never shows up for work and floats
from paycheck to paycheck never evolving from
child to man.
The unification of these
characters (and their friends in the film) is
their love for Star Trek and all things geek.
They play with action figures, attend midnight
showings of sci-fi classics and consider comic
books stores their Mecca.
The Freak's
Rating: D : One
of my favorite things to giggle at is reviews stamped on DVDs. I love when on
the poster for the latest National Treasure movie it says
"engrossing, the best movie this year" and then
right after, "-Dwight Smith, Boston Courier".
Free Enterprise has one of those, you can see at
the left by Newsday. I was so intrigued
that someone could find this film both sexy and
funny that I felt I needed to research who
exactly this "fan" was. Alas, I was unable
to locate this reviewer, most likely because he
was canned immediately after this review.
Nothing is meant to be
accomplished by any character in the film except
for William Shatner (playing himself).
Shatner's goal is to perform Julius Caesar in an
all-musical style. The other two leads of
the film, Mark & Robert, have no real arc to
their story. At the end of the film the
two are exactly where they were at the
beginning, making me wonder why I care about
their story at all.
I am a William Shatner fan.
Shatner has the best sense of self-deprecating
humor you might ever find in Hollywood.
His skit on SNL where he tells Trekkies to "Get
a life!" is one of the best in the history
of the show.
The only reason this flick
stays ahead of a failing grade is Shatner.
The film is filled with pop culture references,
quite similar to McCormack's later television
show Will & Grace. This style of writing
is acceptable if you know your audience, and
perhaps Trekkies will really enjoy it.
However, a "good" movie is one that can reach
across boundaries and entertain everyone, not
only hardcore fans. I am a science fiction
fan. I love the Star Trek franchise.
I love Shatner. So why didn't I enjoy
this? Fans of this film will argue that
you need to see the film through a different set
of eyes to truly appreciate it. Until
those glasses are invented, I'd encourage you to
stay away.
Nate's Rating: B :
It's tough to stand out as a geek-centric film these days. Free
Enterprise is bound to be compared to the likes of Clerks and Galaxy Quest. It
probably doesn't compare too favorably to them, due to a little genre
schizophrenia (am i a spoofy geek film or a moody gen-x self-exploration?), but
it has a charm that's all it's own.
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