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Dukes of Hazzard

Dukes of Hazzard

Dukes of Hazzard
Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott, Jessica Simpson, Burt Reynolds and Willie Nelson

Rating: 4/5

Car chases, moonshine, southern drawls and “ass shaking” – Dukes of Hazzard has it all wrapped up neatly in one big orange bundle called General Lee.

Throw in some wild bar fights, a 1969 Dodge Charger that can outrun any car in the county, squealing tyres, highway chases, and Jessica Simpson in a red bikini as Daisy Duke, and you have a recipe for light-hearted entertainment with something to please everyone.

When we catch up with brothers Bo (Scott) and Luke (Knoxville) Duke, something is adrift in Hazzard County. Corrupt commissioner Boss Hogg (Reynolds) tries his very best underhanded schemes to strip-mine the County for coal.

Dim-witted at best, the boys finally figure out what is going on in their beloved County and find themselves trying to save their Uncle Jesse’s (Nelson) farm.

Now don’t be thinking this is a serious movie with quality acting – after all, the lead characters are best known for their work as Stifler (American Pie) and in Jackass. And the movie doesn’t greatly resemble the original Dukes of Hazzard, which ran as a TV series from 1979-85, but it’s fun.

If you’re looking for a brilliant movie then move on, but if you want to fill in a couple of hours with some light entertainment, wild car “bush bashing” and plenty of inbreds, then why not visit Hazzard County, a place where the moonshine flows, the girls wear short shorts and General Lee flies high again.

– Rachel Irving