The Animal (2001)
5/10
stupid for good and for ill
16 May 2021
Marvin Mange (Rob Schneider) is a lowly evidence locker clerk in an incompetent police station. He's a laughing stock bullied by police sergeant Doug Sisk (John C. McGinley). He struggles to pass the physical test course to be a police officer. He has a crush on animal-loving environmental activist Rianna (Colleen Haskell). He gets into a car crash while responding to a robbery call. Unbeknownst to him, he gets operated on by mad scientist Dr. Wilder (Michael Caton).

I actually like Rob Schneider's stupidity. He's the guy to do it. He has the stupidity and he's good at it. The problem arises with the story being stupid. There has to be some smarts in this somewhere and there isn't much to be found. The humor is broad, obvious, and surface area only. The other notable aspect is Survivor contestant Colleen Haskell. She's cute but has limited acting skills. All together, this is an one-joke movie and it runs out of material well before its short running time.
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