Stuber

Stuber is a not very good buddy film, is a bad comedy, and is a terrible detective/thriller.  David Bautista plays Detective Vic, who loses  his glasses during a shootout, thus ( in his mind anyway) causing the death of this partner.  By the way, kudos to Karen Gillan, who is murdered in the first few minutes of the movie and thus doesn’t have to stick around for this silliness. The “humor and action” come when the detective decides to get lasik surgery and is told he will not be able to see more than a blur for 24 hours.  Of course, he gets a tip right after the operation, but since he can’t drive, he hires an Uber to help him get to the places he needs in order to apprehend the man who killed his partner and bring him to justice.  The Uber driver, Stu (Stu + Uber = Stuber hahaha) is played by Kumail Nanjiani who really just wants a five star review and to get the girl he is pining for.  Anyway, the whole thing is rather silly, but not in a good way. The acting is plebeian at best, the action not inventive, and the writing weak. There are a few laughs here and there, but nothing to warrant even waiting for the release to pay tv.  So you may thank me for helping you dodge a bullet (unlike several characters in the movie) on this one.