Willis Newton (Matthew McConaughey) gets out of jail and returns home, only to find that he’s suited to only one sort of work – that of a criminal. So he joins up with two partners, and one of them decides that he’d rather rob banks in the daylight than at night, so they give that a try.

But on the very first bank robbery, that partner is shot, and Willis and the other partner barely get away. So they decide to go (back) to robbing banks at night. The only problem is they need some more bodies to help guard things outside while they are inside. Willis enlists the aid of his younger brothers, and a legend is born.

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I wrote an entry comparing this movie to Animal House nearly ten months ago, but I never really reviewed the movie itself, so I figured that it was time to rectify that situation.

Overall, the movie is certainly enjoyable. It’s nothing like Animal House, true, but very few movies are. Frankly, I don’t think it’s even as good as Old School, but it’s definitely a closer comparison. The problem is that it simply doesn’t flow. Both Animal House and Old School stayed true to their vision throughout, while Wedding Crashers starts and stops, which detracts from the overall enjoyment.

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