Originally, Jeff Foxworthy was scheduled to star in this film. Fortunately for him, his schedule wouldn't allow him to be in the movie and so his two friends, who were less lucky, starred in this mess. I thought Bill Engvall was too talented for this sort of terribleness. Larry the Cable Guy, however, is pretty much in his element. Don't believe me? Look up his filmography on IMDB! As for who took Foxworthy's part, I assume that was D.J. Qualls...a super-skinny guy who I cannot remember having seen in films before this one.
If you can believe it, 260 pound and 44 year-old Larry the Cable guy, 50 year-old Bill Engvall and D.J. Qualls (who appears less athletic and muscular than Wally Cox) are ALL supposed to be in the Army Reserves. We are not only supposed to believe these three are in the military (at least part-time) but that their Reservist unit consists of just these three men and no commanding officer!! Soon, however, a sergeant (David Keith) arrives and you'd think he'd whip them into shape. Instead, he announces they are going on active duty in Iraq!! So, in the next scene they are in a transport plane headed to Iraq...and an accident occurs and drops the four of them in Mexico*...and they three idiots believe it IS Iraq. As for the sergeant, he was left behind because they thought he was dead.
After wandering about the countryside, they wander in to a town and they attack because they think they are in enemy teritory. Yes, despite everyone speaking Spanish, they still think they are in Iraq. However, they accidentally do something good...they drive off a group of nasty bandits who have been terrorizing the town. Now, the three morons are heroes.
Unfortunately, their life as heroes is short-lived. The sergeant IS alive and is coming to get them AND the bandit leader (Danny Trejo) is planning on a rematch. What's next? Watch the film...or don't. I wouldn't blame you if you didn't.
To say that the story makes little sense is a big understatement...along with the fact that no country would ever allow these three misfits to serve. Much of it is totally stupid, some is offensive (IMDB won't allow me to post the offensive word they kept using) and, accidentally, some of it is actually funny. Now here's the interesting part--the professional comedians are NOT funny....but Danny Trejo is a hoot and makes the film at least watchable...the same is true of Qualls. More of them and less of the Larry/Bill would have made this a much better picture. In fact having NONE of Bill and Larry would have made the film much, much better. They suck...no two ways about it.
So is it worth seeing? Perhaps, if you have rather low standards. But I will say it's NOT as bad as many of the reviewers say...and I cannot imagine giving this one a 1 or 2 when there are thousands of worse films...not that this is a glowing endorsement to go see it! My attitude is that it's a brainless and occasionally funny time-passer....I just wish Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy had opted out of appearing in this one, as they were the worst thing about the film. Larry was, quite simply, Larry (I think that is pretty self-explanatory) and as for Engvall he generally acts like he's nearly comatose during most of the film.
*Their reserve station was in Georgia...how they had to fly over Mexico to get to Iraq is beyond me!!
