DVD Review: Dennis Miller - "All In" (2006)

In this HBO special taped at Las Vegas' MGM Grand, Dennis Miller provides his observational take on topics ranging from the types of people you find out on the Vegas strip to the US space mission. Things don't really get going till the second half of the performance as during the first half hour, Miller is reduced to making jokes like "the clasp on the jelly bean jar in my hotel bar fridge is harder to get off than Martha Stewart on dirty sheets". OK, that's actually kinda funny, but it's a bit of a stretch. In the second half, Miller does what he does best and that's provide upmarket social commentary (sorry, Simpsons fans). The hawkish, libertarian-leaning Miller pretty much tells it like it is but not in such a rapidly partisan way that he comes off like he's doing a Republican infomercial.

A few knee-slapping moments, but nothing I'd really go out of my way for.

Overall rating: 5.5/10