not as good as all the hype

Good start, but then it gets ruined

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

A down and out private detective (Patrick Warburton) engages in a turf war with a upstart quasi-religious cult, run by the Blessed Guru Bart (Andy Dick).What I liked about this film was that Warburton had a role that was not terribly different in humor from "The Tick", possibly his best character ever. He has a wonderful voice and when used for comedy it really hits an audience in a way no other actor's voice can.I also liked Eric Roberts being here. While he has fallen harder than almost any celebrity (his appearance in "The Dead Want Women" is lamentable) he does a great cameo here and I think it might almost be the last good comedy performance he has had (as of 2013).

Not since Anchorman have I seen a movie with more quotable lines. This movie is laugh-out- loud funny. I have watched it a couple of times now and it never fails to make me laugh. I can't picture anybody but Patrick Warburton in the role of Rock Slyde. He nails it. And seeing him in that teeny tiny car was so funny. Andy Dick as the Blessed Guru and just the whole concept of Bartology was funny. Patrick and Andy were great. They are given a run for their money though by Jamie Alexander. I have no idea how anybody could keep a straight face during his scenes. In fact, in one outtake we see during the credits, we learn that not everyone could keep a straight face! It was fun spotting the cameo appearances too. Cherry on top? A song that will be forever stuck in your head! In fact, I'm humming it right now and wishing for cookies! Can't say enough about this movie!

"Patrick Warburton and Andy Dick ham up the detective genre. Warburton is Rock Slyde, a Smart Car-driving private dick so droll, so disaffected that he can't be bothered with come-ons from Rena Sofer's beautiful dame when he takes on her case to find out who's tailing her. Dick plays the wacky leader of The Cult of Bartology, whose main objective is to take over Slyde's office space to gain control of the building.Director Chris Dowling takes full advantage of the genre's wide-open spaces for gags and comic allusions to film noir's past. And as the screenwriter, he chooses his shots and doesn't let the script fall into a punny mess.Cameos from Jason Alexander, Jerry Cantrell, Brian Bosworth and others add to the fun. And Andy's real life followers will enjoy seeing him as a brunette."-Marc Lee

I was fortunate enough to see this film at the 2009 AFI Dallas Int'l Film Festival as press for a new show to launch exclusively on demand in the Dallas market for Time Warner Cable called "Indie Scene".I laughed my head off and so did the rest of the audience at both sold out screenings of this film, where people were turned away due to seating shortages. With all the laughing; some follow up lines were missed so the movie was even funnier at the second screening. This is a lighthearted poke fun at film movie that I really appreciated because of the absents of sex, drugs and violence. Will this film win an Oscar, no, they don't recognize comedies anyway but you will be quoting lines from the film with your friends. So with that being said if your looking to have a good time watching an Indie film, check out "Rock Slyde".