"Wild Hogs" - A Surprise

My wife is not an avid movie-goer, but sometimes she surprises me. When she saw the trailers on television for "Wild Hogs" (the movie), she expressed an interest to go see it. We did. The theater was filled for a Saturday afternoon -- another surprise, given the beautiful desert weather. The movie opens with a bang, and has just the right punch lines and sight gags in the right places. Some years ago, I co-wrote a biker script titled "The Next To The Last Ride." It was hilarious (in places), but had too many characters, too many situations, and too little interest for the readers. The parallels in "Wild Hogs" with TNTTLR were fun for me to identify. The incompetent leader, the rival biker gang, the love interest, the sight gags -- things like that. I believe John Travolta was uncomfortable at times with his role, but he pulled it off anyway. William H. Macy is the consummate actor. I've not seen him in a role where he was not convincing. Martin Lawrence is always good for the subtleties and the comic takes. Tim Allen does his regular schtick quite well. Ray Liotta did his best. The denouement was a surprise and made good sense. I think that's something TNTTLR lacked. Go see "Wild Hogs" and laugh a little.