Overblown thriller so bad it's fun

Poor, poor celebrities. They really have it rough, you know: big, beautiful houses; millions of dollars; zippy new cars …\nOf course, there's a dark side. And that dark side is completely overblown in the new film "Paparazzi." \nSure, celebs have to deal with the paparazzi, and it's no picnic. After all, the sleaziest of the so-called entertainment journalists do invade their privacy, shoot pictures of celebrity families and cause some nasty problems. It must be a pain … but does the director really expect everyone to feel that bad about the plight of the poor celebrities sitting in their multi-million dollar mansions in Beverly Hills? If they did, their plan backfired, because "Paparazzi" comes off as an overblown, so-bad-it's-fun attempt at a late-summer blockbuster.\nThe plot revolves around Bo Laramie, the world's next big action star. Poor Bo wasn't expecting to be hounded by the paparazzi, who will stop at nothing to get a scandalous shot. Unfortunately for both the Laramie family and the paparazzi, one of the attempts for a photograph results in a big, old-fashioned car wreck that leaves Mrs. Laramie hurt and little Laramie Jr. in a coma. Bo decides to exact revenge on the paparazzi in some pretty extreme (and fairly silly) ways. \nIt's obvious this film was created to try to exact a little revenge on the paparazzi. To be honest, it's a pretty enjoyable little hour-and-a-half film, but it definitely doesn't get its point across. It comes across as campy and stupid rather than as an education-of-sorts for the masses about dealing with the paparazzi, as I'm pretty sure they tried to do. There were exciting chase scenes and a little good action, as well as a fun bit part for Chris Rock and a wonderful little cameo by producer Mel Gibson, but it was just too unbelievable and silly to take seriously. \n"Paparazzi" would be an excellent film to see with free movie tickets or as a matinee on a rainy Saturday afternoon. Better yet, though, would be to wait for this goofy film to come out on DVD. That way, you and your friends could rent it and make snide remarks throughout it in the comfort of your own home instead of disturbing other moviegoers.