You know what this is? It’s a wing. And this movie’s under it.

Even though “Drillbit Taylor” is getting a little dated, the story itelf is timeless, and in my eyes it is a comedy classic. Two unpopular freshmen, Wade (Nate Hartley) and Ryan (Troy Gentile) start high school with plans to become popular. This backfires when they speak out against the high school bullies messing with another unpopular kid, Emmit (David Dorfman), bringing the crosshair onto themselves. The bullies make it their mission to make Wade, Ryan and now Emmit’s lives miserable, forcing them to go about hiring Drillbit Taylor (Owen Wilson), a homeless Army veteran posing as a bodyguard. But as Drillbit “protects” and “trains” the kids on how to fight back against the bullies, he, and his homeless friends, hatch bigger plans to rob their houses so they can afford to move to Canada.

Released in theaters March 21, 2008, “Drillbit Taylor” made $10 million opening weekend and a total worldwide gross of $49.7 million. According to Rotten Tomatoes, it only received 26% in critic reviews and 44% in user reviews, but don’t let that stop you from checking it out. I thought all of the actors performed their roles well and told a funny story together about underdogs rising up against the high school bullies. I would definitely recommend this movie if you’re looking for a good comedy or just enjoy Owen Wilson movies, and if you’ve already seen it, it might be time to dust this movie off and give it another watch. Like I mentioned earlier, this movie is getting a little dated – like when one of the kids pulls out his flip phone – but the story is enjoyable nevertheless.

(Some spoilers ahead) For the most part, I enjoyed the dialogue and humor. There were some sexual references but nothing too over the top. I also liked the black ops “training” Drillbit taught the kids and the final showdown at the end. I didn’t really like Drillbit’s homeless friends because they didn’t add much to the movie. I also didn’t really like Drillbit’s relationship with Lisa, the English teacher. I don’t know, I just wasn’t feeling it, and that also seemed like it could’ve been left out. On the other hand, one of the best parts of the movie was Drillbit’s relationship with Wade, Ryan and Emmit, and how he protected them in school by going undercover as a substitute teacher and picking on the bullies before they could do anything to the kids.