Idiots is a raunchy road-trip comedy starring Dave Franco and O’Shea Jackson Jr that deliberately recalls 2000s “bro comedy” films such as The Hangover and Pineapple Express. The review finds it entertaining and propelled by strong chemistry, outrageous gags and a game supporting cast, even if it does not fully achieve its promised level of deranged screwball comedy. It matters chiefly as a nostalgic, R-rated summer comedy that offers broad humour with enough sharpness to sustain its runtime.

Franco plays Mark, a feckless call-centre worker who joins Davis, played by Jackson Jr, to transport troubled teenagers to rehab; their first passenger is Sheridan, a stunt-performing influencer played by Mason Thames. Their journey brings diners, motels, an eastern European stripper played by Kiernan Shipka, and clashes with characters played by Peter Dinklage and Nicholas Braun. While the film mocks online clout-chasing and influencer slang, the review says it offers less insight than comparable dark comedies and becomes increasingly muddled as the stakes rise; it was developed for more than a decade and was originally titled Shitheads.