WILD HOGS **

If you've seen the previews for this film I'm sure you're aware it's a "buddy movie". This time around we have four middle-aged guys going through various crises and a need to get away from it all. The guys are: Tim Allen, as a dentist with a very understanding wife (Jill Hennessy); John Travolta, whose wife has left and whose business has disappeared; Martin Lawrence, who has a job he dislikes and a wife who's not in the least understanding (Tichina Arnold); and William H. Macy, a computer programmer who would love to have a wife but who's lucky to have a date.

They head out on their roadtrip and most of what occurs in the first part you've already seen in the previews. Things don't really get interesting until they run into a group of real bikers who take a strong dislike to them (there's a good reason for that but I'll let you find out why). They end up in a small New Mexico town who welcomes them with open arms when it discovers they aren't the other gang. It's here they face a final confrontation with that gang, the Del Fuegos, and their leader, Ray Liotta, and Macy gets a chance at love (Marisa Tomei).

This is an entertaining film in a cartoonish sort of way. Lots of things happen that could have major consequences but nothing bad ever really happens (think Wiley E. Coyote). You would never take this film seriously for a minute but the cast is good and there's enough humor for several chuckles (probably outright laughs if you're watching with a big crowd). I don't see this leading to a surge in motorcycle sales and I think you'll forget about this pic in short order, but if you're in the mood for a comedy it will do until something better comes along.