Too much of everything

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Chris Farley, the man who brought so many laughs with his physical comedy, made a lot of people laugh. And this movie is no different. Instead of Farley working to save his dad'd company with David Spade, he is working to save his brother's campaign with David Spade.Lots of memorable moments with the squad car, the TV trucks, holding Spade hostage, fighting Gary Busey - it just goes on. Sometimes the jokes relied entirely on the response of Farley, which was usually good. But other moments, like at the end with the plane, the joke got a little old and less funny.Overall, I say that the movie is positive. So have a go with Farley. "B+"

I first watched this comedy starring Chris Farley (as Mike Donnelly) a couple years ago. By that time, I had seen "Tommy Boy" and "Beverly Hills Ninja" (two other comedies starring Chris Farley), and after watching all three of these movies, I think I liked them all to some degree. However, after watching them all again recently, I think "Tommy Boy" is the only one that's really decent. "Black Sheep", the second of the three, is slightly better than BHN, but that doesn't mean it's very good.Mike Donnelly is the younger brother of Al, who is running for Washington State Governor. Unfortunately, although Mike means well, he is very clumsy, and often unintentionally gets into trouble. This lowers the chances of Al winning the election, and it doesn't help that his opponent, Gov. Tracy, is exploiting Mike's uncouth tendencies by having pictures taken of him that make him look like a criminal! Al assigns Steve Dodds, one of his campaign aides, to make sure Mike doesn't cause any trouble during the election. Mike and Steve go to stay in a cabin in a rural area, and keeping Mike out of trouble turns out to be a difficult job for Steve. In addition to that, the two find that staying in this cabin isn't always easy.As you can tell by the plot, Chris Farley plays a well-meaning but clumsy, uncouth loony, as usual. You can also expect a lot of slapstick from this movie. However, as much as I usually love slapstick, I can tell when it's done well and when it's not. Sadly, "Black Sheep" is a case of slapstick done poorly. The gags are usually very simple and often lame. For example, with Mike sleeping on the top bunk in the cabin and Steve sleeping on the bottom as the roof blows off during a storm, despite how long Mike lies there, putting a lot of weight on the mattress, it's so obvious that he will eventually fall on Steve, and when it happens, it's not funny. Now, some parts did make me smile or snicker slightly, such as Mike freaking out over the dogs chasing his truck, Steve whacking Mike repeatedly with a broom to try and kill a bat, and Al seeing his brother on TV at the rock-the-vote concert, making a fool of himself, but all this is not enough.Like "Tommy Boy", Chris Farley and David Spade co-starred in this film, and it isn't surprising that many fans of the 1995 comedy have been disappointed by this 1996 follow-up. Personally, I don't think "Tommy Boy" is a masterpiece, but it's reasonable. "Black Sheep", however, while not quite as unfunny as "Beverly Hills Ninja", the Chris Farley movie that followed, is mediocre overall. It has been nearly ten years since Chris Farley's tragic death, but he made many people laugh during his career, and continues to do so today. The best thing to remember him for is probably the classic "Saturday Night Live" sketches he was in, but clearly, "Black Sheep" is not something to remember him for.

This movie didn't have the overall strength that Beverly Hills Ninja and Tommy Boy did. There were things I like, and things I didn't like. There were unnecessary, unexplained scenes. The scene with Farley doing drugs and talking about drugs with teenagers was not very funny. It was a pretty bad message. There were scenes like that, which really detracted from the movie. At times the movie seemed like too much of a Farley vehicle without much of a plot. The good points to the movie were how it made fun of politicians. Tim Matheson was excellent as a nice guy politician surrounded by political handlers and sleaze. The political clichés and the whole political process makes one really hate political campaigns. David Spade had some funny moments. He revealed some incredible acrobatics during one scene. Farley did have some very funny moments. He also had some acrobatic moves. I think that at times the movie was good, but at other times rather lame. Mixed review.

Chris Farley was a genuinely funny bloke capable of making people laugh to the point of tears. David Spade is one of the great wimp/smart-guy actors of this generation, and teaming the two of them up formed a comedy duo that could have been bigger than any other in history (had in not been for Farley's death). Spade had a heap of respect for Farley, in a recent interview when asked about losing Chris Spade said something along the lines "he was a great guy to work with, and now I guess I'm on my own". This movie was exceptionally hilarious, Some unforgettable scenes such as the head-banging in the car and the house collapsing after the roof was taken off by the wind. I have to give a ten-er, is was brilliant and displays two of the great comedy-actors doing what they do best in roles they best portray. See it peoples!!!!!