Thank goodness for these periodic updates because, after a while, my brain was beginning to hurt trying to figure out where the story was going or what was going on. Does it really matter, though? Interviewing Monsters and Bigfoot isn’t around for the plot or to teach any significant life lessons. It’s here to be goofy and juvenile and to make stoners and their friends laugh (this is the kind of movie that takes place in a town called Knob Lick, wink-wink), and in that respect, it can be deemed a success.
The film isn’t a total washout, however, and has some genuinely amusing sight gags. A teenager fighting off a Bigfoot attack with take-out pizza boxes is funny. A junkie raccoon passed out in an alley with a syringe sticking out of its furry arm is absurd in the right way. But the movie tries to cram too much story into a plot that cannot support it. As a result, the viewer’s energy is wasted (pun intended, I suppose), and the film, at almost two hours, ambles on for way too long.
“…has some genuinely amusing sight gags.”
The cast is energetic and clearly having a ball. Still, this type of comedy is of a particular nature, and if you aren’t on board from the get-go, the movie won’t win you over by the end. Nevertheless, if broad comedy and watching actors run around overplaying hick stereotypes appeals to you, give it a watch.
Interviewing Monsters and Bigfoot reminded me of something that the comedy troupe Broken Lizard (Super Troopers, Club Dread) might do: a technically polished but dramatically idiotic time waster.
"…reminded me of something that the comedy troupe Broken Lizard might do..."
Brian. Thank you so much for getting Interviewing Monsters and Bigfoot. People need to just laugh again.