This is one of the silliest ideas I know for a film, three friends who knew each other as kids going a nightmare trip just to do something pretty small. Basically best childhood friends Dan Mott (Seth Green),Jerry Conlaine (Matthew Lillard) and Tom Marshall (Dax Shepard) have recently lost their old friend and attended his funeral. They looked through his old stuff and found a treasure map, so they decide to set out on a journey to find this treasure. Along the way they confront a bear, fall down waterfalls, meet sexy girls with hairy legs, get chased by two big guys with a marijuana field, meet a jungle living old guy called Del Knox (Burt Reynolds) who knew the guy who kept this treasure, and eventually they find the treasure is cash, but they give it away. Adeqaute in my opinion because of the lack of decent jokes.

Three childhood friends reunite following their adventurous friend Billy's death. Jerry Conlaine (Matthew Lillard) is struggling at work and missed an anniversary date with his girlfriend. Dan Mott (Seth Green) is a doctor and too scared to ask out his receptionist. Tom Marshall (Dax Shepard) is the irresponsible one. They find the old box filled with D.B. Cooper clues in their old treehouse. Apparently, Billy has been investigating and closing in on his trail. The guys decide to honor Billy by going on the treasure hunt.

The cast is believable as friends although they get a bit annoying. The three guys are still reasonably likable. Essentially Seth takes the brunt of the jokes. There are a couple of good laughs but it doesn't last. This is simply not enough and there are too many setups that don't pay off well.

Without a Paddle (2004):Dir: Steven Brill / Cast: Seth Green, Matthew Lillard, Dax Shepard, Burt Reynolds, Bonnie Somerville: Strange comedy about danger and its accessibility. Seth Green, Matthew Lillard and Dax Shepard play childhood friends. Green became a doctor overwhelmed with phobias. Lillard struggles with commitment issues. Shepard feels the pressure of bad luck as if a family curse. When they learn of a friend's death they honor that person by going on a long anticipated treasure hunt. They go over waterfalls, get chased by a bear that believes Green its its cub, encounter hairy women in a tree, pursued by marijuana growing criminals, and are involved in an embarrassing intimate moment in the rain. Director Steven Brill has made some crap comedies such as Little Nicky and Mr. Deeds that should be buried and never reclaimed, but here he scores greater laughs, funnier situations and more originality. Green, Lillard and Shepard have an amusing chemistry that plays off effectively despite the fact that the narrative goes too over the top towards the end. Burt Reynolds as a mountain man just doesn't gel, and will be viewed as another bad career choice. Bonnie Somerville plays the female lead because the film obviously called for it and she fit the description. Theme regards friendship, which is the one thing in life we need when our paddle is lost in life's trials. Score: 6 ½ / 10