Tried and tested

Wild Hogs
Director: Walt Becker
Writer: Brad Copeland
Starring: John Travolta, William H Macy, Tim Allen, Martin Lawrence, Ray Liotta and Marisa Tome
Genre: Action/adventure/comedy
Rating: PG 13
Running Time: 99 minutes
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John Travolta, William H Macy, Tim Allen and Martin Lawrence play buddies who feel the need to escape from their 9-to-5 lives and decide the best way to recapture some of their lost youth is to take off on their Harleys.
The foursome includes Doug (Allen), a dentist with identity issues; Bobby (Martin), a frustrated writer forced by his domineering wife to return to the world of plumbing; Dudley (Macy), a 40-year-old virgin who can’t speak to a woman if his life depends on it; and Woody, the ‘leader’ of the pack who instigates the roadtrip.
Woody’s so-called charmed life with a swimsuit model wife and successful business is all a big front, and he needs to get away with his best buds to put some distance between himself and his troubles.
Off they go and, of course, absolutely nothing turns out as they planned. Their tents burn down and they encounter a motorcycle cop who believes the men are lovers and wants to join in on the fun.
Things get really hairy when they run afoul of a group of real bikers who don’t like couch potato posers who think black leather jackets and a cool logo patch are all it takes to be bikers.
Although they sound like an unlikely group of actors to play friends, Allen, Travolta, Macy and Lawrence are absolutely convincing. The acting’s not the problem with Wild Hogs. The film’s downfall is the time spent building the backstories and showing the families of the foursome.
– Rebecca Murray