The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)

Genre: Comedy

Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar

Cast: Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Jessica Simpson, Burt Reynolds, Willie Nelson

Running time: 106 minutes

Cousins Bo, Luke and Daisy Duke go through life making and selling moonshine with their uncle Jesse, all the while fighting off the constant torment from commissionner Boss Hogg and Sheriff Roscoe Coltrane. When the cousins find out that Boss Hogg is planning on strip mining Hazzard county, they have to work together to stop him…and win a stock-car race.

This adaptation of the famous TV show from the 70’s and 80’s is a very lame one, if we are to put it bluntly. I have always been a fan of Seann William Scott, and I popped for a moment to see Willie Nelson as an actor. And Jessica Simpson is cute in cutoff jeans, though probably not much of an ideal conversation partner. Unfortunately, the material they were given was nothing special. It was unfunny drivel used as an excuse to tie together some car chases.

I thought it was a nice touch to have people react to the General Lee’s confederate flag when the boys visit the big city. Times have changed since the original TV show, and it was cool to incorporate that. The pointless nudity when Bo and Luke visit the university campus was also fun. But, none of that was enough to make this film a good one. Skip it, unless you are sucker for the things this movie has to offer.

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