'Scary' Spoof Sputters Barbs, Jabs Light up Tobacco-Industry Satire
+ + INSIDE: Barry Watson stars in new ABC t TELEVISION 4 sitcom ‘What t ANNIE’S MAILBOX 5 About Brian’ 3 t BRIDGE 6 THE BLADE, TOLEDO, OHIO y FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 2006 SECTION E Reviews and MOVIES Katie Holmes feature by CHRISTOPHER BORRELLI, Blade Staff Writer WEINSTEIN COMPANY Cindy Campbell (Anna Faris) discovers that the house she lives in is haunt- ASSOCIATED PRESS ed by a little boy in a scene from Scary Movie 4. Toby Keith’s current hit, ‘Get Drunk and Be Somebody,’ is a rowdy bar song while other country artists are opting for ‘Scary’ sensitive love ballads. spoof Keith gets sentimental sputters with a smirk 4th film in series Country star puts lacks cleverness of his rebellious stamp earlier installments all over his new CD Have I died and gone to pop-culture heaven? What is By KELEFA SANNEH NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE this joy that features, within its first 90 seconds no less, As usual, Toby Keith seems the sight of Dr. Phil sawing slightly — and deliberately — out off his own foot, and not a of step. guy playing Dr. Phil either, This month, the country trio but the actual, bald, bring- Rascal Flatts made a big splash: me-your-muddled-masses The group’s eagerly anticipated Dr. Phil? new album, “Me and My Gang” Oh, right. Scary Movie 4. (Lyric Street/Universal), hit My enthusiasm defl ated. shops, and it has a good chance I knew it wouldn’t last, and of becoming the year’s fastest- it didn’t, although that grin selling CD so far.
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