Film Review – Guest House

It’s been a long time since Pauly Shore has the been the star of comedy. The once mighty pop culture force has been elsewhere since the 1990s, when he delivered one genuinely fun feature (1993’s “Son in Law”) during his brief reign, soon falling out of favor with audiences, leaving him to wander around the industry for decades. There was one stab at a comeback (2003’s “Pauly Shore is Dead”), but “Guest House” is Shore’s highest profile release in a long time, putting the former weasel back in charge of laughs for co-writer/director Sam Macaroni, who puts his faith in the star to deliver the goods in a raunchy, riffy offering about a hostile living situation spinning out of control. Unfortunately, “Guest House” doesn’t have much more on its mind than shapeless shenanigans, with Macaroni trying to raise hell without putting in the effort, creating an unimaginative ride of dismal antics and desperation while Shore displays little participatory interest in this mess. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com