The stink of ‘Garbage’ is unavoidable

With known names such as Daryl Hannah, William Baldwin, and Michael Madsen director and writer Phil Volken takes a leap of faith in "Garbage," only to find that any film with a title that reminds you of unwanted waste that isn't worth a second look is not the "freshest" idea. 

"Garbage" is based on best friends who are garbage truck drivers that service Hollywood.

Jed Rees plays Lenny Eaton the charismatic and personable friend while John Huck plays more of the shy awkward sidekick friend, Abbott Smith.

The movie goes further into their relationship as friends and co-workers as well as a day in the life of a "garbage" man.

The twist in the plot comes along when Eaton and Smith are on a typical shift at the dump where they find a Best Supporting Actor academy award (also known as an Oscar) in a pile of trash.

After finding the Oscar the two friends decide they want to return the Oscar to its owner and are faced with the stereo typical five minutes of fame and the repercussions. A client hungry publicist, played by Alanna Ubach (Meet the Fockers) then comes into the picture to "guide" them to a life of fame.

Not much of a shock when it turns out that the publicist has her own agenda and begins the tailspin of Eaton and Smith's journey for fame.      The portrayal of the publicist was executed very well by Ubach and had me convinced that she was cut throat and self-gratifying.

Without going into further detail, the movie plays out as you would expect it to, while lacking in humor and over compensating in dialogue.

The occasional one liners were not enough to keep you interested in the plot, whether it was the delivery or how they were written can be debated.

Having been only an hour and twenty-eight minutes long with scenes that could have been left out entirely the movie seems to be longer than it actually is.

Although the movie idea was an original one it did not have enough clout or experience to have anyone look past the "Garbage" that it turned out to be.

Don't get me wrong it was a great try and I commend the director/writer, producer, and everyone else that put in their hard work in a brave attempt at bringing "Garbage" to the screen in hopes that it would be a gem (that only works on coal).

"Garbage" may not be an award winning movie, but is the type of movie you would come across on your Netflix cue and find yourself watching from beginning to end out of pure curiosity, or it can be your  "it's so bad I love it" type of movie. So go ahead, take the dive and see for yourself what "Garbage" is about.