Alicia I love this movie so much

CheerupSilver Very Cool!!!

Lightdeossk Captivating movie !

Ezmae Chang This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

FlashCallahan Brutal former heavyweight boxing champion Cleon "Slammin'" Salmon, now owner of a Miami restaurant, institutes a competition to see which waiter can earn the most money in one night. The winner stands to gain $10,000, while the loser will endure a beating at the hands of the champ.The concept of the film is pretty funny, The titular character loses a bet and he owes 20,000 yen, or something there about, so the staff on shift enter a pseudo competition. If they get the biggest tab, they win.If the audience were to be let in on the punchline a little earlier, this could have been an amusing film, but instead, we get an endless array of sketches involving the odd staff, and the abhorrent patrons whom frequent the restaurant.There must have been some pretty hard cuts in the film, because we are never explained as to why Heffernan became the manager, or what happened to him after he fell down the stairs. Nope, we get the old 'One Year later' text as to avoid Basil Exposition.And this is basically the film. We have a new guy whom gets progressively drunk as the film goes on (highly recommended), a sub plot involving an ingestion of a diamond ring and laxatives, and an old romance trying to be rekindled between two of the staff.Oh, and lets not forget the compulsory oddball who forgets to take his meds on time. I've never known a drug that would wear off literally minutes after forgetting to take it.It's a pretty poor effort from Broken Lizard, Beerfest and Club dread were no classics, but at least they raised a smile or two.But it's worth watching for Michael Clarke Duncan, who puts in a wonderful performance, the only funny thing about the film.

SnakesOnAnAfricanPlain I love Broken Lizard, and I always end up watching their films multiple times. It will be no different for Slammin' Salmon. The plot is obvious, but it's simply there to set-up some jokes. Heffernan takes a shot at directing and he's talented enough to serve the script. Unlike other Broken Lizard films, the characters have an absolutely equal share of screen-time, there's no obvious protagonist. Cobie Smulders and Michael Clarke Duncan add some extra comedic chops, and it's nice to see some of the supporting regulars around. If you're looking for a strong plot or painful belly laughs, I doubt you'll be satisfied. But, if you like gentler laughs and well strung together sketches. I have a feeling this will be a grower.

gavin6942 A team of waiters is forced to raise $20,000 in one night... and the one who gets the biggest bill will receive $10,000 as a bonus (the loser gets a punch in the ribs). As you might expect, the humor increases as they try to one-up each other! First, I have to give a shout-out to the character Tara (Cobie Smulders). By far the best character in the film -- believable, likable, and just plain wholesome. I hope to see Smulders in a lot more films soon, as she is easily a top-bill-worthy player.I think this is the best Broken Lizard film since "Super Troopers". With "Club Dread" being a flop and "Beer Fest" being hit and miss (still a good film), this one is pretty consistent. Sure, they recycled the twin joke, and some of the ending parts are predictable... but if you've ever worked in a kitchen, you should appreciate this one. (I've seen others say "Waiting" is better. I strongly disagree.)

Anthony Pittore III (Shattered_Wake) Following up the excellent comedies 'Super Troopers,' 'Beerfest,' and 'Club Dread,' the comedy troupe of Broken Lizard finally returns after a few years' hiatus with 'The Slammin' Salmon.' The story focuses on a restaurant owned by boxing legend Cleon "Slammin'" Salmon (Michael Clarke Duncan of 'The Green Mile' fame). When he loses an expensive bet to the Yakuza, he forces his restaurant's manager Rich (Kevin Heffernan) to make up the losses with a big night at the restaurant. To do this, the staff (including all the usual Broken Lizard cast) is bribed with vacations, money, and Norah Jones tickets. As expected, chaos & hilarity ensue as the crazy crew of waiters and busboys screw up just about everything possible throughout the night.Before anyone gets into watching 'The Slammin' Salmon,' they should first visit the other Broken Lizard productions to know what they're getting into. 'The Slammin' Salmon,' while not as funny, creative, or perverse, as the troupe's previous films, does have its fair share of comedy. This comes from what seems to be some unusually standard writing from a group that usually creates very wacky situations in their other movies. Like another similar film 'Waiting…' (with Anna Faris and Ryan Reynolds), 'The Slammin' Salmon' hits most of the typical "restaurant" jokes, but never goes as deeply crazy and hilarious as 'Beerfest' or 'Super Troopers.' This was probably the biggest issue the film had. After waiting three years for another Broken Lizard release, I thought this would be just as perversely ridiculous as their past releases, but they seemed to have tamed themselves a bit. The performances made up for the "typical" writing and dialogue with some spot-on comedic performances. Jay Chandrasekhar as Nutz/Zongo was an absolute riot and took the film to a whole new level of funny. No one, however, matched the hilarity of Michael Clarke Duncan as the Slammin' Salmon himself. His over-the-top madness was absolutely the shining element of this film and alone makes it worth watching.Overall, the film has quite a few laugh-out-loud moments but is consistently entertaining all the way through, with the final act coming out as the highlight of the film. Fans of the other restaurant comedy 'Waiting…' along with Broken Lizard's previous releases should certainly give it a watch.Final Verdict: 7/10.-AP3-