Good Burger (1997)

Absolutely Fantastic

It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

This review is ONLY intended for adults. My low score for this film is based on MY viewing and reflects how adults would enjoy the film. My daughter also saw it and liked it (mildly)--and she was clearly in the target audience. I wish I could give it a 3/6 reflecting BOTH scores.As an adult, Kenan and Kel's Good Burger skits on Nickelodeon never interested me and I always thought it was pretty dumb. Again, however, it WAS intended for kids! As for the film, it's a bit better than the TV show "Kenan and Kel" but this isn't saying a lot for older audiences. I can say, however, that it was nice to see Abe Vigoda--a veteran actor who practically everyone thinks is dead. He's about to turn 93 and although he might have looked dead since the 1970s, he's not! But talk about surreal seeing him with these two young actors! So, if you are forced to watch it with the kids, you'll have a few laughs, enjoy seeing Vigoda and it's relatively brainless but harmless fun.

To state the obvious, I get a kick out of juvenile humor. I was a teenager when this came out and had never laughed so hard in my life. Now I'm far from those days with two children of my own and this movie still cracks me up like nothing else. Even when the jokes get old, the way the actors pull them off will always be hilarious. It's better than one would typically expect from something with a name like "Good Burger."This being said now, I've never seen All That, although I'm aware of its existence. So my opinion is coming from the perspective of someone who knows only the movie, not the source material. Not sure what fans of the show would think of this movie, but it's harmless fun.

Let's make 1 thing clear, I loved this movie when i was younger. Yes throw tomatoes at me if you please. It did not withstand the test of time, but some of the humor is still there I admit.Pros:a little humor and WHOA Abe Vigota! Why is an actor like Abe Vigoda here? Well anyway. Cons:Awful characters(besides Abe Vigoda), not much humor at all, convoluted storyline, pointless scenes(dance scene in mental hospital), and what kind of villain is that? A restaurant owner who puts POISIN IN BURGERS! Jeez he's crazy, maybe he should be dancing in the mental hospital? If you want to see a horrible movie then be my guest, I don't like it maybe you will and that's all 4/10.

Keenan and Kel were a big part of many peoples childhoods with their TV show and this great film that will long live in the memory of anyone who sees it. Sure it's not Oscar winning stuff but it is pure entertainment.The two are talented in their own right but act as a perfect almost Laurel and Hardy double act as they find themselves having to defend their small burger bar against a big chain corporation. While the plot is predictable the performances aren't and there are some truly laugh out loud moments.Although Keenan and Kel hold the movie together there are some nice guest appearances with Linda Cardellini being the stand out.Overall a really good family movie that leaves us only wanting to see more the dynamic duo.