Hot Rod
Andy Samberg, Isla Fisher, Ian McShane
Saturday Night Live’s Digital Shorts, those YouTube hits about cupcakes and dicks in boxes, put Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone on the nation’s radar. Their feature, Hot Rod, follows a lackluster daredevil (Samberg) on his mission to save his ailing stepfather (McShane). Thing is, Dad’s kind of a dick, so Rod has to pull off a stunt that will both save and shut up Dad. The DS guys can usually make us laugh for 90 seconds, but can they sustain it for 90 minutes?
—J.S.
