Starsky & Hutch accomplishes something truly unique: It has more funny actors than actual laughs. Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell and a rejuvenated Jason Bateman all appear, but the two stars in particular are clearly coasting.
Director Todd Phillips (Old School), meanwhile, can’t decide whether his movie is a spoof of
the 1970s cop show of the same name or an homage to it, resulting in more awkwardness than nostalgia.
