Look, this was a bad idea when it was announced, and nothing in the new (definitely R-rated) trailer for MacGruber, the feature film based on Will Forte's MacGyver-parodying Saturday Night Live character, makes me think it's any less of a bad idea now that the movie is completed and set for an April 23 release. The trailer itself could be an SNL sketch, and you might laugh half-heartedly once or twice, and then you'd move on. But as a tease for a feature-length film it gives no indication of there being more than one joke in the entire movie. I'm all for some of the talented SNL cast members (including the very funny Kristen Wiig, who's in MacGruber) getting showcases for their comedy in movies. But this thing is a recipe for failure.
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