jillcan Review of Krippendorf's Tribe

Krippendorf's Tribe (1998)

Can you say "the reviews that said it was bad were all wrong"?

[28 March 1999]

I don't understand HOW people could say this movie was bad. I myself am not a fan of stupid comedies but this was actually good! Never mind the reason I rented it was to see a person in it who had one line. The plot was really original, and the acting was okay. It was actually a funny and enjoyable movie. Out of five stars, I'll give it three and one fourth. Sure, it's not the greatest movie, but it deserves a chance! Professor James Krippendorf is supposed to find a lost tribe in New Guinea using the grant money he receives, but instead spends the money on food, clothing, and shelter for his family. So then he has to present a speech about it and the only two words he writes are "good evening," so he has to make up the whole speech as he goes along. The end didn't make a whole lotta sense, but I got the general point of it. This is a comical movie that you will get a few laughs out of. Rent it at the video store if you want a good, (fairly) clean comedy.