Starring: Owen Wilson, Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley, David Dorfman, Leslie Mann Dir:Steven Brill Rating:2/5

High school is supposed to be one of the best times of life and Wade and Ryan hope to make the most of it by becoming popular and meeting girls.

But soon their high schools dream becomes a nightmare when they become the target of school bullies after Wade intervenes to try and help Emmet.

With the hapless trio at the mercy of school bullies, Ryan decides to take matters into his own hands, and hires the group their own private bodyguard, Drillbit Taylor (Wilson).

Taylor, a homeless beach bum and AWOL army soldier, plans to con the kids just long enough to pull together the money needed to leave for Canada.

Tricking the nerdy threesome into believing he is a highly-trained minder who once looked after Sylvester Stallone, Drillbit sets about toughening them up in his idea of a boot camp before heading to the school to deal with the resident bully.

A momentary flash of a conscience and a growing crush on a teacher at the boys' high school, however, compels Drillbit to stick around, do the right thing, and ultimately save the day.

After the success of previous Judd Apatow, producer this time around, and Seth Rogan, writer, collaborations such as Superbad and Knocked Up their new project Drillbit Taylor was expected to once again be a hit.

However it's just not to be as this is a major let down. While it's great to see Owen Wilson back to doing what he does best not even he can save this film.

While Rogan scripts are usually filled with wit and humour Drillbit Taylor falls flat while it starts out with an interesting premise the film drags culminating in a predictable ending.

Plus, and perhaps more surprisingly the film is drastically short of laughs, and Wilson's charisma and sheer likability factor is the sole reason that you would watch this film.

Drillbit Taylor is a real disappointment which leads to the question is the Apatow and Rogan partnership is running out of steam?

FemaleFirst Helen Earnshaw

Drillbit taylor is released on DVD 21st July