Drillbit Taylor, with Owen Wilson as a flake-for-hire bodyguard to a trio of high-school uber-nerds, has plenty of heart. It also has a made-to-order audience in the millions of us who tend to identify more with the geeky outcasts in high-school comedies than the bullies who torment or the big men on campus who routinely eclipse them.
If only it had some funny lines, a focused plot and an idea that stretched beyond the initial setup.
Drillbit Taylor (Paramount Pictures) Starring Owen Wilson, Nate Hartley, Troy Gentile. Directed by Steven Brill. Rated PG-13 for language and brief nudity. Time 102 minutes.