Idiocracy

A great comedy that warns smart people what will happen if they don't have enough children or postpone them indefinitely, and shows stupid people the future of cinema - asses and farts. A US Army librarian becomes the smartest man on the planet in the year 2505 after a failed experiment. Stylistically, it's a mix of Planet of the Apes and The Running Man with ridiculous effects and occasionally really stupid humor, but quite deliberately stupid. Luke Wilson fits the average guy perfectly and President Terry Crews is a delight as well. I'd say a lot of the ideas sketched here inspired Rick & Morty or other similarly wacky shows. (01/10/2023)

An easy-going comedy with an original idea, but quite underused. It's too dumb and the main character doesn't show much sign of intelligence to entertain much. The most enjoyable part was Terry Crews, porn star and President of the United States. I laughed a few times, but there are better comedies. 60% (05/01/2016)

I'll admit that as a comedy I didn't enjoy this at all and I don't think the characters are great. But the other thing is what this film is actually about. Idiocracy is a great social critique. It's not necessarily the society of the future that will look this scary. It can also be a metaphor for contemporary society. And I think that's a pretty apt metaphor. The introduction alone will make you think a bit. For that, I would give the comedy an above-average rating because it has something to say. But it doesn't deserve it for much else. (27/02/2014)

The film benefits a lot from the premise, which is really great: our mediocre main character is frozen in 2005, then wakes up 500 years later to a world so stupid that he’s suddenly the smartest man under the sun. We should be in for at least above average entertainment, but the creators only managed it half way. There are no memorable lines to quote on cue, and the portrayal of a backward society is more or less limited to a lot of sexual innuendo, kicks to the crotch and "fuck" in every sentence. But on the other hand, there's plenty to laugh at, and the reasonable runtime gives the film not only the right pace, but more importantly the courage to simplify everything as much as possible and add just enough absurdity to most scenes to make one turn a blind eye to the fact that a lot more could have been made of it. It's not even close to four stars, but it doesn't deserve to be dismissed. After all, that's what other, indescribably more stupid comedies are for... 60% (31/10/2012)