PLEASE DON'T DESTROY: THE TREASURE OF FOGGY MOUNTAIN

US, 2023, 93 minutes, Colour.

Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Ben Marshall, Conan O'Brien, Bowen Yang, Megan Stalter, X Mayo, Nichole Sakura. Narrated by John Goodman.

Directed by Paul Briganti.

This film poses something of a difficult question: whom could you recommend this film to?

The immediate answer is – to slackers, especially in their late teens and up to mid-20s. In fact, the screenplay has been written by the three central characters played by Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Ben Marshall, who, at the time of writing and performing, were at these ages. They have had some experience with Saturday Night Live.

Anybody over 25 who watches it, especially if they were in a very (very) relaxed mood, might enjoy some of the silly shenanigans or, as one blogger put it, “stoopd”. In fact, another said “ridiculously nerdy”.

The film has been narrated by John Goodman with some moments of sending himself up, with reference to The Big Lebowski. And, surprisingly, the father of one of the slackers who owns the local store and does not want his son to inherit it because he shows no capacity for exercising power and financial know-how, is played by TV host, Conan O’Brien.

So, for those on the wavelength, it is a picture of these three men-children, some relationships, a lot of mucking around.

But, in the history of the town, there is the story of a traveller from France in the French Revolution concealing treasure in Foggy Mountain. And, would you believe it, one of the boys has had a medal which has a map since they were kids. Off they go, encountering two buxom travel guides on the mountain, get attached, are betrayed, and all finally end up in this cult property established by one of the townspeople who years ago set out to find the treasure.

If these comments arouse interest, by all means. If not – then definitely not.