Three friends, who have been drifting apart, reunite for the funeral of a fourth childhood friend. They decide to continue on an treasure hunt started by their friend, but do not understand the dangers which awaits them.
Think Road Trip meets City Slickers. Then dial the humor down a few notches, and you're left Without a Paddle.
Christianity Today
November 17, 2006
Without a Paddle is a sloppy effort, yet even a clichéd comedy could be fun if it actually delivered on laughs.
Common Sense Media
December 29, 2010
Even a paddle can't keep this movie from sinking.
Village Voice
August 25, 2004
How do you siphon the laffs from a surefire gut-busting premise like city slickers stuck in the sticks? ... you assemble a cut-rate Three Stooges, inject tired '80s nostalgia and some moralistic goo about carpe-ing the diem.
Without a Paddle wants to fascinate us with our own repulsion, and the wraparound, absurdly sentimental story is there to fill space between obvious and appalling sight gags.
