Farrell is basically just taken like a slow teenager the whole time, while Kattan looks out the corner of his eyes and scoffs at things. The problem is with how their characters are played. Will Farrell and Chris Kattan definitely have good chemistry. They lust after one night in the hottest club in town, The Roxbury. They can't get in the clubs and when they do, they are lousy with the women. Sounds like fun, but the problem is that they fail at both. Instead, the two spend their time hitting on every woman they see and going clubbing at night. Their father owns a floral shop and wants them to work hard for the family business. Two brothers Doug and Steve still live with their parents. I like the whole idea of it, what with the clubbing, loser brothers, but the execution is just off, as it is often with ridiculous comedies like this. I'm not saying that I like it, but I can find a lot more humor in it than I once could. That being said, over the years I have accrued more appreciation for the film. Give it a shot, you may enjoy it.ĭoug Butabi: You can take away our phones and you can take away our keys, but you can NOT take away our dreams.Ī Night at the Roxbury is a rather annoying and highly forgettable comedy. A Night at the Roxbury is decent for what it is, and is better than what most people think. This is one of his earliest best comedies, even if it's nothing great, it's a decent comedy to watch and a mindless good time. If you're a Will Ferrell fan, check this out. However, this isn't the greatest of SNL films that honor belongs to Wayne's World 1 and 2. Compared to later SNL films, this is among the few that are funny. A decent laugh fest that is harmless fun, A Night at the Roxbury makes you laugh, and is quite underrated. But this was made back when he was funny and his career was just warming up. This is the type of film that he made that actually was funny. I enjoyed the ridiculousness of this film, and thought that the leads were pretty good. For what it is, it's a mindless comedy with decent laughs.
Though not perfect, it is a funny flick and is one of those films that should be watched with friends. As far as a film based on a skit from SNL is concerned, this is one of the better films.
Although this isn't a memorable comedy, it is lots of fun. The film provides you with mild laughter, and it works. The film is quite simple in its execution. The film is fun to watch, and is the only watchable Chris Kattan film. The film also stars Mark McKinney and Colin Quinn.A Night at the Roxbury is one of the first Will Ferrell films that I first saw, and I thought it was a pretty decent comedy. On a $17 million budget, the film went on to gross $30.3 million and has since gone on to be a bit of a cult classic. The film was heavily panned by critics, scoring a very rotten 9% on Rotten Tomatoes but, let’s face it, this wasn’t made for critics. He also points out that he believes Steve would be married to Molly Shannon’s character Emily Sanderson from the original film.Ī Night at the Roxbury is based on the recurring sketch from Saturday Night Live called “The Roxbury Guys.” In the film, two dim-witted brothers dream of owning their own dance club or at least getting into the coolest and most exclusive club in town, The Roxbury. Kattan also teased that there could be room for a long-lost third brother and, even though he and Will Ferrell aren’t in active conversations about doing a follow-up, he thinks the project would be really fun and the fans would enjoy it. He says that his character, Doug, would most likely be in prison at the beginning of the movie, and both brothers would struggle to try to fit into the younger club scene that they’re desperately holding onto despite their older age.