I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Purely Joyful Movie!

It is not deep, but it is fun to watch. It does have a bit more of an edge to it than other similar films.

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Broken Lizard's first movie? Alright, I'm down for that. I'm not the biggest fan of Broken Lizard, as I think Super Troopers is kinda over-rated, and I'm a notorious fratboy hater…and this is a fratboy favorite. With that said, I also didn't care for Club Dread either. But Beerfest, I enjoyed quite a bit. I'm a sucker for OTT German antics, boozing, and Mo'nique, so it was just the right ingredients. One thing about the Broken Lizard crew is that they're always gungho in their comedy. They seem to always been on the same comedic page with one another, whether I like the jokes or not, and that's something I appreciate.Puddle Cruiser is basically a cliché college love story with a Broken Lizard style. The main story arc is boy has hots for girl, girl likes guy but already has a boyfriend. They try to make it work, but of course that doesn't work smoothly, blah blah blah. Then you have a couple side stories revolving around breaking in entering, 6 digit phone numbers and weirdo mail clerks, which all work nicely on their own.I gotta admit, I wasn't expecting much for this film. I was expecting the humor that the guys are known for, to be unpolished and much more in your face. But a lot of the jokes were handled well, and combined silly characters with some sly writing to bring home the laughs. Mind you, I don't laugh very often in most comedies, and this is no different, but the film has likability to it and enough quirkiness that made it a success.I've seen quite a few Broken Lizard fans bash this film…but they're probably just frat-boys who were simply expecting something similar to Super Troopers. In a way I like this more than Super Troopers as I really hate frat-boys. But I can also admit when I noticed something that didn't sit well with me. The writing during the relationship scenes, and the two leads in that relationship were kinda iffy. Not once was I really impressed with what they were dishing out. It was all pretty cliché and kind predictable.But like I said above, I hate frat-boys, and I thought this movie was a pretty good film. It won't be blowing your minds, but if you can have an open-mind, unlike robot frat-boys, and give this film a chance, you should come away enjoying it. I know I did. But of course, I hate frat-boys.

Even though this is the first film by the broken lizard group, it's the last one I saw. Having mildly enjoyed Super Troopers, and managed to sit through the crap that is club dred and beerfest, I was surprised to hear they did an earlier film. Now i didn't sit down with high hopes, but was hoping for a funny campus romp. My friend asked me to keep in mind they are younger (obviously) and its their first foray into film. I did and was still disappointed. Not taking away the acting and comedy skills of the BL guys, they were OK. The whole film was tiresome, clichéd and frankly boring. Some of the other actors in the film were really poor at acting. And the Rugby game didn't even resemble rugby. Poor showing. They improved drastically with Super Troopers and have declined since. Lets hope they get back on form with Super Troopers 2

Oh My Gosh!!!! This was the first movie Broken Lizard made as a group (although it just recently came to video), and I have never been more disappointed in my entire life!!! I tell you what, if I had seen this movie before I saw Super Troopers (which by the way, is a kick A$$ movie!!!), I never ever would have watched it!! I had read several reviews online, as well as on the cover of the DVD, that raved it as being,"Broken Lizard's funniest movie ever!" Now if they were referring to Super Troopers as being their funniest movie ever, I would agree nonstop, but not this one. Talk about dry. It took the movie a good 45 minutes to even get going, and by then, I was so out of the mood to watch it, that it wasn't even worth it. Maybe you gotta be high for it to really be funny? I dunno. I love these guys, I really do, but that movie is by far the worst one they've made. Club Dread was a pretty good movie, but this one, just wow. I'd highly recommend Super Troopers if you want a good laugh, but if you want more of a romance, drama, with a few funny spots, I'd say go with Puddle Cruiser. Just my opinion though, everyone is entitled to their own! :)

Before I get into the review, it's necessary for me to explain the summary. Super Troopers is a very funny movie, though I find Club Dread funnier, but I think Puddle Cruiser has the best story and is the best made film of the three. Now on with the review:I love romantic comedies, and the fact that this movie is a romantic comedy (though not in the conventional sense, is great. Each member of Broken Lizard is great in this film, though I particularly love Eric Stolhanske as Freaky Reaky, he's just a fun character and easily on the level with Farva from Super Troopers, another character who is just out there and weird. Heffernan and Soter are great as Grogan and Matt, the two characters that set this story into motion. They are the comic relief of this movie and they pull it off nicely.Jay Chandrasekhar plays the best friend character of the movie and it's always great to see Jay, since I know he must really be talented cause he's able to direct while acting in the movies, which is a treat (I get a kick out of actor directors for some reason).And finally, we get to the main character. Felix, played by Steve Lemme. This character is so far removed from Mac in Super Troopers, and even Jaun in Club Dread that you'd almost mistake them for different actors. Hell everyone in Broken Lizard is able to play completely different characters that if you didnt know all three movies were made by the same people, you might think it was five different actors in each movie (except for Paul Soter, as much as I like him he doesnt seem to change much from movie to movie).