A movie as dumb as you can get without being legally retarded. A DVDeez review written by two men of the same caliber. Deez and Mikey get some faux fuzz fun on...

Title:  Reno 911!: Miami (Unrated)

Studio: 20th Century Fox

Release Date:  June 19, 2007 

Director:  Robert Ben Garant

Starring:: Kerri Kenney, Paul Rudd, Mary Birdsong, Niecy Nash, Carlos Alazraqui

Rating:  R

Synopsis:  Reno 911  

Specs:  AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC

Number of discs: 1

Run Time: 80 minutes

Features: Commentary, Extended Scenes, Trailers.

Mikey: I wouldn't call myself a HUGE fan of Reno: 911, the show is great as a small dose of comedy with friends. Does it hold up on the big screen with less improv and more plot? Not really? Is it still fun to watch? Yeah it holds up well enough to work.

Here's the basic thrown in plot: The Reno crew gets an invite to attend the big police convention in Miami. Naturally when they get there they get screwed and are not allowed to enter. So what happens? After a night of extreme partying, masturbating, tattooing, and gratuitous nudity from people you'd pay not to see naked they return to the convention only to find out that everyone inside has been hit by some bio terrorist attack. 

Deez: Yeah, Please god, I did not have  to see that much of Renisha's ass! (or Dangle's for that matter!) Clemie's cleavage, on the other hand...

Mikey: Being the only police force free and standing it's up to them to keep the streets of Miami safe while an antidote is found. Great little premise right? Absolutely. Great film? Maybe not HI-Larious but it is pretty dang funny.  

Deez: Yeah... This show is downright side-splitting in the 1/2 hour format. BUUUUT when you try to stretch that thin, half-hour fragile cheap saran-wrap of laughs, over a 1.5 hour cinematic casserole, a lot of dead air and time get let in, and this puppy will start to smell a little after the weekend.... (kinda like the body we left in Obvious's trunk!)

Mikey: The film ditches most of the things that make it funny on TV and plays on the fish out of water plot, or focuses too much on the glaring difference between real law enforcement and Reno Sheriffs Department law enforcement.

Though they made great choices for actors (Patton Oswalt & Paul Rudd) and characters (this time playing Jeff Spoder acting Mayor & Ethan the Druglord) to follow this thinly laid plot, they don't ever get up to speed. They could have spun things around a bit and used Terry as the ultimate suprise villian..or better yet THE REVENGE OF MILK SHAKE!! I'd even have loved to see them tie Reno 911 back into characters from The State somehow as well. Sadly no, and what you end up with is a ton of off center characters we know very little about.  So many "obvious" choices but none taken. 

Deez: ...Don't forget the great cameos by the Rock (I did smell what he was cooking, and it was tasty!) and the venerable David Koechner and Danny DeVito (although both sorely underused...).

Now don't get me wrong, there were some absolutely gut busting moments to be had...(The opening dream sequence was just awesome! "Junior, shave Miss Acapulco!" - Oh, and Clemie's outfit in that scene... mmm mmm good!!!,  or the Alligator Wrangling... Although, ultimately, the movie falls flat for a large portion of it's running time...

Mikey: While Terry at least does appear in the film he's great at what he does, sadly Milk Shake is nowhere to be seen...but he'll be back I'm sure, and if not at least we can get that Milkshake fix when Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theatres opens. 

At least the Reno crew know how to think out side the box when it comes to beached Whale removal.

Deez: Another thing to note here is that this is purely a movie for fans of the show... There really are no character intros or set-up to help the uninitiated out. If you've never seen the show, save yourself $7.50 and tune into Comedy Central! But, for the fans, although it is ultimately a little disappointing, it's still a fun ride-along with Reno's finest!!!

Mikey:  End Result: The film flies better on DVD, it's the kind of show you watch with friends for the shock value and the "I'm so ashamed to be laughing at this" chuckles. Maybe one day we will see The State: The Movie or at the very least see The State on DVD.

Deez and Mikey: We would like to point out that all references to the Reno Police/Sherrifs Department being incompedent or stupid are only in reference to the shows fictional police officers and not the real Reno PD. We love visiting Reno and look forward to many more visits without fear of bodily harm.  Reno: The Biggest Little City in the World. Where the slots are loose and the ho's are legal.

Mikey: Now if youll excuse me I have to go shave Miss Acapulco (Alejandra Gutierrez)

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