Rating: 
Summary: INSANE IN THE MEMBRAIN
Review: After watching Spade's performance in Dickie Robert's it is no surprise that it can summed as 'classic Spade'comedy. The movie centers around the failed career of a 1970's child star that is trying to get his career back. Reduced to a parking valet, Dickie has to do something really spectacular to pull himself up and a new Rob Reiner film might do the trick. Spade pulls off a number jokes and antics on a set that includes a cast of child stars, movie stars, including Alyssa Milano and Jon Lovitz into a frenzy. Spades work is authenticated with an appearance by Rob Reiner in the movie, which has a funny twist. Yet, Spade doesn't quite tighten up the movie in a few places. For one, it lacks the originality of jokes which retain a used up flavor. Many of the antics are probably only moderately funny, roughly slapstick and quite frankly could have been done without. The amount of sappy drama that enters the picture sort of adds a corny connotation to an already awkward movie. Although Spade offers a few really silly parts a viewer cannot help but get a good laugh (like a young girl that dances in the tryouts like an adult MTV star), it lacks a great laugh. This doesn't make the movie is bad in anyway, but gives it a disposable quality. I don't think I could or would watch this movie again, so take that opinion for what it's worth. Others might enjoy recycled comedy and more power to them. I just prefer something more original.
Rating: 
Summary: I Wanted To Hate It...But Failed.
Review: "Dickie Roberts (David Spade) is a 35-year old former child star. Now an out-of-work actor turned parking valet, Dickie is desperate to audition for a great role that could revitalize his career, but the part requires him to play a "normal" guy. Problem is, Dickie is anything but normal. He decides to hire a family to adopt him so he can relive his childhood and, in essence, grow up from scratch." © from the website DickieRoberts.com My daughters brought this movie home to watch the other day. I had nothing else to do, so I decided to sit through what I was sure to be a typical lackluster attempt at comedy. Well through the first fifteen minutes or so my prediction was pretty much "on the money". But then, things started to change: Not only does David Spade's acting change during this movie, but many of the stars come to the rescue. Jenna Boyd as Dickie's adopted sister "Sally" gave an amazing performance. Look for this young actress to have a very promising career. Her character could not have been played any better by anyone. Scott Terra as Dickie's adopted brother "Sam" was also perfect in his ability to make the movie more believable. Mary McCormack as Dickie's adopted mom also carried David Spade through-out the flick. All-in-all, I enjoyed this movie. I found the scenes with Dickie trying to learn how to ride a bike one of the funniest "watch the guy get hurt" moments in any movie I have seen. If a person doesn't laugh at those scenes, they must be dead! This is a movie that starts off slow, but finally delivers a good piece of work! I think CASTING should get a bonus. God Bless all you amazon.com freaks. Until my next review, be good out there: www.therunninggirl.com
Rating: 
Summary: What a piece of shizit!
Review: Okay, if your script uses 1,000 year old jokes as a source of comedy, then you might need to call in some ghost writers, some great and powerful Ozes, something. The joke I'm referring to is, of course, the dead rabbit. I heard that in second grade. And what is up with Spade? After striking freaking gold in "Joe Dirt," this movie, which had so much potential for good comedy, drowned in sentimental drivel. In "Dirt" it was okay for him to be sweetly sentimental because he was a moron. But here...I just don' t know. It was cheese corn, bad cheese corn. Watch out for the following jokes: "Insane in the membrane," the little girl doing the hip slapping little rhyme, the dead rabbit, and pretty much everything else. Come back to us, David, you and Sandler need to relearn the value of a good fart joke. This review did not help one single, solitary soul
Rating:
Summary: "Are You Nucking Futs?"
Review: David Spade is Dickie, a sitcom child star who never shook his signature catch phrase. J. J. had "Dy-No-Mite!" The Fonz, "Sit on it!" And Dickie: "Are you nucking futs?" Early on we learn that Dickie used to be the king of sitcoms, but is a modern day moron. He is oblivious to the fact that his time has come and gone. I won't bother you with the plot line; you can watch the movie for yourself. But I will say that David Spade delivers an "allright" performance. The jokes are sometimes lame. It's childish humour, so it does not appeal to adults, but adults shouldn't let their children watch it, as this immature jokes are delivered with launguage most of the time. And believe it or not, the main character learns something about himself, and believe it or not... there IS a moral! "Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star" isn't worth a purchase, but it's a good rent.
Rating: 
Summary: UNFUNNY
Review: A former child star Dickie Roberts (an unfunny performance by David Spade) tries to become well know as a grown up movie star. However, things don't look promising. After getting his foot in the door with real life film director Rob Reiner (playing himself), Dickie realizes to have a chance at getting the part in Reiner's up coming movie, he must live the childhood he never had as research for the role. In doing so he moves in with a seemingly normal family. ....The result is not very good, I never cared if he did or didn't get the part. I mean would you give two terds to see Corey Feldman make his comeback? I wouldn't. I didn't laugh at all. I just kept wishing that Rob Reiner would jump behind the camera and turn things around. No such luck. Not that Reiner isn't good in front of the camera, but this film could have used him behind the camera more. I'm guessing that Adam Sandler produced this movie through about 30 minutes worth of cell phone calls instead of stepping foot on the actual set.
Rating:
Summary: Brilliant 9th-Grade-Level Stupidity!
Review: I can't get enough of David Spade's rambling-invective style of banter, and this film delivers it. Totally formulaic plot about how a bruised and cynical man really has a heart - blah blah. But the performances are delightfully screwy and the kids in the family are just adorable. The supporting cast of bona-fide stars totally hams it up, especially in their song about what a drag it is to be a former child star. Barry Williams (Greg Brady) playing poker is a must-see.
Rating:
Summary: Eh.... same ol thing
Review: Its your seen it before story evolved around a guy who used to be on TV as a kid, and has been trying to regain that attention back since his show was cancelled. He wants to be loved. And a new role in an upcoming movie would shoot him back into the spotlight. He just cant play a kid , so he decides to hire a familly to help him re live his child hood. In which I dont think he did! He dosent seem to do much except grow up a bit, mature into a bit more of a caring person, and typicly falls in love with the fammily. Its pretty predictable whats gonnah happen when your watching it! If you like Spade, you should like the movie, youll also like it if you wanna see a bunch of cameos by former child stars themselves! Bonus features arnt worth a second glance, i'd recomend you rent it before you decide on if youd like to own it or not?
Rating:
Summary: formerly a good idea
Review: A struggling celebrity hires a family to learn the ropes of being a normal person. A good idea with a lot of potential that ultimately doesn't go where it could've gone. In some scenes, this starts to show through, but for the most part, Dickie Roberts is no big whoop. It's kind of a comedy in the lines of Joe Dirt, but in the end, turns into a generic feel-good movie. Well, sort of feel-good. David Spade's character is really obnoxious, but that just makes his reformation all the better, except that this reformation doesn't seem real. If we had spent more time with him and his host family, it would've felt more believable. The scenes where Spade and the host family's kids are together are entertaining, but the majority of the movie is lackluster on unfunny. Some scenes made me laugh out loud. In particular, some painfully funny bike crashes. But you won't miss out on anything if you rent something else.
Rating:
Summary: Good Good GOOD Stuff
Review: It was funny. That's all there is to it.
Rating:
Summary: Not so hot
Review: On paper the plot seems OK - a former child star hires a family to relive his lost childhood so he can get a part in a new movie - but it only works on paper. The first 15 minutes or so are not bad, and the song by all the child stars during the closing credits is pretty good. There were about 2 strong scenes in the movie - the poker game, and...I forget the other one - probably the dad at his car dealership. The big gap in the middle needed help, though. Craig Bierko as the father of the family was the best character, and Jenna Hoyt as the daughter was pretty good too. The others were sort of forgettable - even Rob Reiner. For a PG-13 movie it was kind of pushing the limits of taste in some spots, I thought, such as giving the finger, fake swearing by kids ("shizits") and some suggestive comments. A couple people commented the young girl dancing was too sexual - but the actress has been on stage before as a sort of mini Britney Spears, so what's new? Although there are a large handful of extras on the DVD, both commentaries (one by director, one by Spade and the writer) were rather lackluster. The "Comedy Central" segment had a some funny moments with a few child stars making fun of themselves. You can't rate a movie too high when the best part is literally the closing credits, so I don't. And, it is relatively expensive. Try "Airplane", "A Shot In The Dark", "Drop Dead Gorgeous", or even "Fletch" for some cheaper, yet better, laughs.
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