For some movies, like “Repo Man,” one wouldn’t guess how crazy they are by just the title alone. Then, there are films where an audience member knows how crazy they are by simply giving a cursory glance, “Dude, where’s my car?” (Danny Leiner, 2000) is the latter.

The film is about Jesse (Ashton Kutcher) and Chester (Seann William Scott), two potheads who partied so hard the previous night that they’ve forgotten what they did. Unfortunately Jesse’s car is nowhere to be found in the morning. In order to find it they must retrace their steps from last night, meeting some of the weirdest people, and getting tangled into the strangest conspiracy along the way.

To put things very bluntly, this movie is very silly bordering on dumb, but if one’s willing to go along, it can be a fun time. 

While the two main leads aren’t exactly the sharpest tools in the shed, the situations they get into can be pretty funny. This is mostly due to the supporting cast and their interactions with these two blockheads. 

It also helps that the people they’re dealing with are a pretty diverse and memorable bunch, whether it’s the cult of Zotan or aliens, it’ll be pretty hard to forget these characters.

But despite its humorous characters and situations the film still has problems.

The two main leads, while funny at first, can get pretty grating when they keep on getting into awkward situations over and over again when all it would take to get out of it is a simple explanation of the situation. 

The film also goes into the crazy near the very beginning, while this gets the viewer into the action early on, it would’ve been better if the audience was shown what a relatively normal day looks like for the two main leads before getting into the craziness, that way the later insanity would be made that much funnier.

There are also aspects of the film that have aged about as well as a McDonald’s big mac after being left out in the sun for 20 years. Most obviously its depiction of women and gender fluid people. 

Something that can be either a pro or a con is that the humor is very ‘90s. If one loves that style of humor this movie will be a laugh riot, if it isn’t it wouldn’t hurt to skip this one.

While it’s clear that “Dude, Where’s my car?” is a film that a fair amount of people probably won’t enjoy, it can be said that an equal amount of people will enjoy it. But no matter what, whether it’s going through a drive-through, earning a lifetime of pudding, or joining a cult, “Dude, Where’s my car?” is a wild ride.