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 There may be only one hand that causes any trouble, but "Idle Hands" still delivers as a moderately entertaining horror-comedy. Its greatest strength by far is the wisecracking stoner played by Seth Green, who often delivers satirical jabs at some of the movie's more ridiculous or anticlimatic events. Normally, self-parodizing is a dangerous practice since it tends to point out flaws in the plot more than anything else, but Green masterfully handles the task and makes it work in the movie's favor. Had his role been assumed by someone else, the movie might have bombed. That isn't to say Seth Green is the only virtue, however. There are also some great gross-out moments here and there, and Jack Noseworthy is good as the stuck-in-the-80's metalhead/Satanism expert. Of course, just about any red-blooded guy will enjoy seeing Jessica Alba in a skimpy angel costume. All of this is put together in a energetic, irreverent package, but sometimes the film becomes too irreverent for its own good and makes room for several stupid things such as the cops who just graduated from high school and Vivica A. Fox using a big pentagram on a globe to find the demon. There is also a homicidal sock puppet which periodically changes expressions, but at least that one is amusingly stupid. The bottom line: "Idle Hands" is fairly good and recommended primarily for those who enjoy movies which don't take themselves seriously. |
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