
Homeless veteran Bob 'Drillbit' Taylor manages to enjoy life anyhow and even saves some cash for his dream, an 'all-paid' move to Alaska, even if that may take many years. His dream comes within reach when clever nerd Wade, has fat friend Ryan 'T-dog' and cocky shrimp Jim, all new to high-school, are bullied so badly by emancipated Filkins and his buddies that they advertise for a bodyguard. Only Drillbit seems affordable and not crazy, so he's hired and drains their pocket-m... (Full plot summary below)
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Homeless veteran Bob 'Drillbit' Taylor manages to enjoy life anyhow and even saves some cash for his dream, an 'all-paid' move to Alaska, even if that may take many years. His dream comes within reach when clever nerd Wade, has fat friend Ryan 'T-dog' and cocky shrimp Jim, all new to high-school, are bullied so badly by emancipated Filkins and his buddies that they advertise for a bodyguard. Only Drillbit seems affordable and not crazy, so he's hired and drains their pocket-money and home content. He's clueless how to protect them but gives them (bogus) self-defense classes.
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| Maclean's MagazineBrian D. JohnsonDrillbit Taylor, which is directed by Steven Brill (Without a Paddle), is the kind of movie you enjoy against your better judgement. |
| Spectrum (St. George, Utah)Bruce BennettEarns plenty of laughs without sinking to gross-out levels. |
| MovieJuice!Mark Ramsey'A lily-white Southern California suburban high school can be a very dangerous place,' warned writer Seth Rogen, whose idea of danger is taking a week off from having his car detailed. |
| Bangor Daily News (Maine)Christopher SmithHaven't these children been bullied enough!? Okay, seriously, while yes, we've seen all this before in better (Apatow) movies, some of the writing is very clever, the jokes do hit--and the young actors are very good. |
| Eclipse MagazineMichelle AlexandriaWas writer Seth Rogen this annoying as a kid? I hope not. Then again, it probably explains a lot about why he seems incapable of creating original characters. |
| Seattle Post-IntelligencerTravis NicholsWhoever shoulders the blame, this thing is a mess. We can only hope it's just a necessary step in Wilson's recovery, though not one you should feel obliged to watch. |
| Reeling ReviewsLaura CliffordSuperbad's Seth Rogan offers a weak rehash of his first hit, substituting Seniors looking to get laid with Freshmen looking to not get beat up...first evidence of a kink in the Apatow machine. |
| Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)Linda CookInsufferably mean-spirited, "Drillbit Taylor" is, believe it or not, a movie about bullies aimed at young people. |
| CinematicalJames Rocchi... While (Drillbit Taylor) may not be consistently brilliant or laugh-out-loud funny all the way through, it is at the least consistently amusing. |
| Orlando SentinelRoger MooreMovies such as this remind us that Owen Wilson is nothing less than a national treasure. |