'MacGruber'

Once upon a time, there was a TV show called "MacGyver," about a human Swiss Army knife with a mullet (Richard Dean Anderson), who could stop a nuclear breach with a maxi pad and a roll of dimes.

Now we have "MacGruber," a full-length feature film based on the 90-second "Saturday Night Live" parodies, starring Will Forte, all of which end with a massive explosion. (Who says SNL doesn't know how to end a sketch?)

The Atlantic claims it's " . . . the best action-comedy since 'Beverly Hills Cop.' " I've disagreed with The Atlantic before (I canceled my subscription after "Marry Him!", the intentionally offensive article by a single mother telling other women why they should "settle.") "MacGruber" is a one-joke bit, and it's amusing. At best. And the movie seems like a copy of a copy, blown up so many times the original's become grainy. If I went to Kinko's and Xeroxed a picture of my behind at 300 percent it would be just as funny.

You're paying for HBO. Use it. Because I still think there's an action-comedy out there that will make me happy.

And I'm going to keep looking. I'm not going to settle for "MacGruber."