Thanks to Cena this movie is a worth a watch. Some of the other actors had a one or two lines that were kind of funny but Cena steals the show proving he can do comedy as well as anyone and certainly better than his wrestling counterpart The Rock. Some of the jokes fall short or even seem a little lame but Cena did a good job keeping this interesting and made me want to keep watching. I will say that Zac Efron wasn't too bad either and he's come along way since that Hairspray movie proving he can do more than just sing. Don't go in with high expectations and you won't be disappointed. 6 stars.

Director Peter Farrelly reverts to his silly edgy comedy base with "Ricky Stanicky" - which COULDA flunked but for some great one-liners (from Farrelly & five co-writers) and John Cena being on fire. Three pre-teen pals make-up the titular 'friend' to blame shenanigans on... continuing to do so as adults Zac Efron, Andrew Santino & Jermaine Fowler (inc to their boss William H Macy) - but when cornered into needing him to show at a family event, they have drunk Atlantic City 'adult entertainer' Cena play him... and events escalate! It's low-brow fare with flat moments, but particularly when Cena's on-screen the ol' laugh-out-loud Farrelly magic is there. Very funny stuff.

Ricky Stanicky is a 2024 comedy starring Zac Efron,Jermaine Fowler,Andrew Santino and John Cena. Directed by Peter Farrelly(who gave us Dumb and Dumber,Stuck On You and Theres Something About Mary alongside his brother Bobby),the story follows three childhood best friends who pull a prank that goes horribly wrong and they invent on another friend named "Ricky Stanicky" to avoid getting them out of trouble.

Twenty years after creating Ricky, the three friends Dean, JT, and Wes (Efron, Santino, and Fowler) still use their fake friend Ricky as a handy alibi for their immature behaviors. When their spouses and partners get suspicious and demand to finally meet this Ricky Stanicky, the guilty trio decide to hire a washed-up actor and raunchy celebrity impersonator "Rock Hard" Rod (Cena) to bring him to life. But when Rod takes his role too far, they begin to wish they'd never invented Ricky in the first place.

Will the duo come out clean to their spouses and friends? Overall it wasn't a bad film. I watched it solely for Zac Efron(who has changed an awful lot since The Greatest Showman due to facial reconstruction)and of course the director who gave us on of the funniest films of the decade Dumb And Dumber.

5/10

AVERAGE COMEDY.