the duke of hazzard be quite an achievement a $ 53m film that bad than any give episode of a downmarket 25 year old tv show . the plot be serviceable enough but the mindless fun be rarely to be find and the casting be pretty atrocious represent johnny knoxville be more passenger than protagonist and m. c. gainey sheriff roscoe be a bland thug and michael weston enos tiresome and a seemingly ideally cast willie nelson just seem to be wait for the check to clear and burt reynolds and stick in some purgatory where he doom to relive his old movie a a bit player and be a curious choice for bos hogg to say the least but do have one good moment with a heckler and a hundred dollar bill . you know a film be in trouble when seann william scott and jessica simpson be the most charismatic screen presence but bad than the script or the casting be jay chandrasekhar hopeless direction represent seemingly bear with no conception of comic timing and unable to do much more than basic two shot and seemingly clueless a to how to shoot a car chase let alone the couple of decent stunt in the film and he seem determine to sap the film of any sign of life before they materialise . there be a couple of neat post modern moment revolve around the confederate flag and daisy stereotypical role in every episode and but no film that make you pine for the day when hal needham be direct this sort of thing ( and badly ) can be a good thing .