Ricky Stanicky (2024)

Three kids blame a prank gone wrong on the fictional "Ricky Stanicky" and continue to use him as a scapegoat throughout their school years. Once into adulthood, he's still regularly invoked when the three want to get out of town without getting grief from their significant others. When they're put on the spot and have to produce Ricky, they hire an unpredictable actor to play the part.

The idea is fun, but the script itself doesn't hit as hard as we were hoping. Many of the bits fall into chuckle territory rather than the belly laughs were were hoping for. Cena, however, is all-in and is the best thing in this otherwise just-OK film.

C+