Dre and Snoop all washed up

The Wash" was written and directed by oddly named "hood" auteur D.J. Pooh. He's best known as the scribe of the urban cult comedy hit "Friday." His latest effort doesn't stand up to his seminal work, but there are some sparse laughs to be had.\n"The Wash" is nothing more than an homage to the Richard Pryor/George Carlin flick "Car Wash." This film isn't anywhere near as accomplished nor as funny as its 1976 source material, and even the original incarnation wasn't as hot as many would have you believe.\nDre and Snoop co-star as Sean and D-Loc, a pair of eviction bound roomies who have a predilection towards smoking copious amounts of bud. After D-Loc gets Sean fired from Foot Locker following an underhanded sneaker robbery, Sean seeks employment amidst his perpetually stoned roommate at a local car wash as his manager. Hijinks ensue, dope is smoked and "bitches" are played.\nDre plays a likable straight man to Snoop's loose wire, but he is mildly bland, and the Doggfather is a straight-up jerk in this movie. Dre protege Eminem also appears as an ex-car wash employee, and he sucks. \nThe only performance of note in "The Wash" comes from comedian George Wallace (no, not the controversial Alabama governor of the 1960s) who co-stars as the car wash's jive talking, gun toting owner. Pooh, in an unwise writing decision, has Wallace kidnapped in the third act, once he realizes the film has no plot. And when he's not on screen, "The Wash" stinks to all holy hell.\nFans of recycled weed and poop jokes may enjoy "The Wash," but run-of-the-mill viewers will most likely find it derivative. Even cameos from such "comedy luminaries" as Pauly Shore and Tommy Chong can't save this sinking ship. "The Wash" is a film that will inevitably play on "USA Up All Night," and appropriately enough should be caught on cable and under the influence.