Drillbit Taylor

Protector With Big Shtick for 3 High School Nerds

At the moment it seems as if no major Hollywood studio will release a comedy without Judd Apatow’s name somewhere on the label. This is perhaps overdue vindication for a man who once languished making brilliant television shows that too few people wanted to watch, but it also carries risks of backlash and brand dilution.
As an admirer, mostly, of Mr. Apatow’s oeuvre, I was inclined to believe that “Drillbit Taylor” was a cheap knockoff, that the producer credit Mr. Apatow receives at the beginning was akin to the Rolex insignia on the watch I bought for $20 on Canal Street a while back. [...]

di A. O. Scott, articolo completo (2817 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The New York Times 21 marzo 2008