When it's early spring time at the movies with Owen Wilson starring, you can bet that a sophomoric movie is in the offing. Here comes Drillbit Taylor.
Drillbit Taylor is the story of three 9th grade kids who are getting bullied by upperclassmen starting from their very first day. They set out to hire a bodyguard, and end up with Drillbit Taylor (Wilson.) He is not a real bodyguard, he is in fact homeless and AWOL from the Army. He manages to sort of protect the boys somehow by posing as substitute teacher at their school. Sound far fetched? Well it is. But it's okay here.
The scene stealer in Drillbit Taylor is not Owen Wilson, but is Akron native Nate Hartley (from Uniontown.) He plays the main character Wade, a scrawny, gangly kid who initially gets the idea to hire the bodyguard in the first place. His performance is funny, and remarkably believable. He is perfectly cast in this major role for him.
Look, truth be told, Drillbit Taylor is what you think it is. It's silly at times, funny at times, and crude at times...it's a teenage comedy. They try hard to give this movie a heart and at times they succeed. But it is what it is. If you're in high school you'll get a real kick out of it, and we need flicks like this too sometimes. To it credit it's not just a bunch of sight gags back to back for 2 hours. There is a story, and a meaning for the most part, and nothing here is really objectionable. Young people need movies to call their own sometimes and Drillbit Taylor will be that movie this spring.
Drillbit Taylor not for all.... but not all for naught.
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