Why so much hype?

Terrible acting, screenplay and direction.

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

it is finally so absorbing because it plays like a lyrical road odyssey that’s also a detective story.

Dirty Work (1998): Dir: Bob Saget / Cast: Norm MacDonald, Artie Lange, Jack Warden, Christopher McDonald, Chevy Chase: Good concept suggests people doing what they shouldn't, such as making this film in the first place. It stars Norm MacDonald who is a failure at everything except revenge. He is kicked out of his apartment then learns that his best friend's father may also be his. He is warned not to spill the beans. He needs $50,000 for a heart transplant so he opens a revenge for hire business where he will perform odd stunts for a fee. Appealing concept condemned to formula and an ending that justifies revenge. Director Bob Saget does his best to create interesting situations and locations. MacDonald is totally unsympathetic and Artie Lange as his best friend cannot act. Together they create these stunts that might have worked given better writers. Jack Warden is typecast as the hospitalized father who is all about punching MacDonald in the crotch and plainly being angry in general. Christopher McDonald plays the typical villain whom MacDonald will play off as a justified revenge tactic. Chevy Chase is also wasted as a surgeon with a gambling dept but the only thing he really gambles is a once flourishing career. Someone should have hired these guys to write a decent screenplay, or at least prevent this stupid crap from being seen in any public venue. Score: 3 / 10

The movie is light refreshing comedy. The movie is though extremely predictable, it is still a good view. It differs from typical romantic comedies which starts well then go down and in end all is well. The movie is quite different from ordinary teen comedies. It has really good concept of not allowing anybody to dominate you. However movie could have done much better with stronger story line and tighter script.The movie could do well with few more punch lines and witty dialog. The female role does not have any significance. The story mostly revolves around the money needed by the guys for some purpose.Overall the movie is quite fast paced and feel good type.

Dirty Work is an originally funny comedy. There are many movies that are about the same thing, but this is definitely something different. Norm Macdonald in my opinion hasn't really done anything good since Saturday Night Live canned him. This movie was a good way to boost him to the top for awhile. He has definitely scored with a few hilarious comedies. This film is one of my absolute favorite movies. It definitely has a different meaning to it then what you see today. So if one night you can't decide on what to watch, give it a try by renting it from a video store. Also this was the last film of Chris Farley before his death, so RENT NOW!!!!

Another example of how Chevy Chase suffered after his TV show failed, this one has some losers opening a revenge-for-hire business. I think that there's a reason that Norm MacDonald and Artie Lange have no reputation in movies. If "Dirty Work" was the best that they could do, then they deserve no reputation. The only excuse that great actors like Jack Warden and Don Rickles could have for appearing in this swill would be needing money. All in all, there's no real excuse for this movie even existing. I can't think of anything good to say about it. I'm surprised that it didn't go straight to video.I still can't quite figure out why it is that Chevy Chase, one of Bill Clinton's best friends in entertainment, spent practically all of Clinton's presidency with his career in the toilet.