John Travolta, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, and William H. Macy are middle-aged motorcycle buffs from the Cincinnati suburbs who soothe their midlife crises with a cross-country expedition to the Pacific coast. In New Mexico, Travolta (goofing like he hasn't since Vinnie Barbarino) inadvertently torches a biker gang's roadhouse, and the heroes take refuge in a neighboring town while the bikers, led by a sublimely typecast Ray Liotta, hunt them down. Slack direction from Walt Becker (
National Lampoon's Van Wilder) sullies this formula comedy, but the cast is agreeable, particularly Marisa Tomei as the diner owner who falls for the constipated Macy. With a sterling score of dirt-head classic rock and Peter Fonda turning in his second
Easy Rider parody this year (the first was in
Ghost Rider). PG-13, 105 min.
By
J.R. Jones
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