Capsule Review (minimal spoilers)

Stuber is a new film starring David Bautista (Guardians of the Galaxy), and comedian Kumail Nanjani (Silicon Valley, The Big Sick). Kumail plays Stu, a guy who holds down two jobs, one of which is as an Uber driver. His boss at his other job calls him Stuber, as a goof, but things get serious when officer Vic Manning (Bautista) hires him for an Uber ride, which turns into a madcap adventure.

This is effectively a buddy cop/comedy movie, where one is a civilian. There is more emphasis on the action than the comedy, and it’s typical of the genre. It was enjoyable, but didn’t really stand out in any way. It’s what I expect from a Summer Movie. I’d recommend it on Cheap Movie night, or, perhaps as a rental when it comes available. Not a must see, but good in its own way. With a runtime of 1:33, it moves along quickly that it does not wear out its welcome.

The film is rated R for some graphic violence, which is barely hinted at during the trailers, if you’ve seen them.

Standard Review (with minor plot spoilers):

When I say typical of the genre, I mean that the movie hits all the notes you’d expect from a film like this – two guys from dissimilar backgrounds who are thrust together, and hate each other, manage to bond and work towards a final goal. It’s the backbone of most buddy cop films, to be sure. The details of how they are put together vary from film to film, as are the circumstances of why they bond.

Both the leads play to type. Bautista is a rage monster, and Nanjani is the wise cracker he’s always been on Silicon Valley and in other places.

Not really much else to day about the film without spoiling it, but I will say that the comedy does work, but it’s not entirely memorable. There are some other known actors who appear in the film, but to reveal their parts in this story would spoil too much.