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I've seen several episodes of "Mr. Show" on HBO, and when I discovered that "Run Ronnie Run!" made it to Kazaa, well, of course I checked it out. The film overall was pretty funny, but it didn't quite match up to what I expected. Ronnie Dobbs's pathetic excuses for commiting crimes get better and better, and Bob Odenkirk does a wonderful job of being the British guy who does not fit in with Ronnie's lifestyle. Another noteworthy performance is that of David Koechner, an ex-SNL member who plays Clay, Ronnie's dim-witted pal. Clay says my favorite line in the movie: "Woooo! I'm the principal!" The cameo appearances are plentiful, and comical. Jeff Goldblum, Andy Richter, David Foley, Jack Black, and funniest of all, Scott Thompson. One of the real disappointments in the movie was the lack of Bob and David in other roles. Sure, we see a lot of the old Mr. Show crew in this movie, such as Brian Posehn, Tom Kenny, and Jill Talley, but Bob and David don't play more than one or two roles in the entire film. I, for one, was looking forward to seeing a lot of infamous recurring "Mr. Show" characters besides Ronnie Dobbs. The only "Mr. Show" recurrence is the 'Thrilling Miracles' show with Nancy (who is played by a different actress! Bah!), and Terry Twillstein takes the place of the red-haired British guy from the sketch. However, I do think that is the Super Pan I see in the "Thrilling Miracles" scene...maybe they didn't shun all the worthy "Mr. Show" characters. Well, "Mr. Show" characters or not, I still think one would enjoy this film better if they had seen and enjoyed a few episodes of "Mr. Show". In any case, the film is worth one look, and it might even encourage one to watch "Mr. Show", which I do believe is better than the film. I give it a 4/5.
score 8/10
BoromirTheTall 23 March 2003
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