I’d rather be water boarded than take a va cation on one of those giant cruise ships. The idea of being trapped at sea on a vessel full of aging, overweight Middle America-types fills me with dread.
These thoughts flashed through my mind as I watched “Wah Do Dem,” in which Max (Sean Bones), a 20-something Brooklyn hipster, takes such a trip.
He won two tickets for the cruise to Jamaica, but his girlfriend, Willow (Norah Jones, in a cameo), ditches him at the last minute, and none of his pals — both male and female — wants to go along.
So he travels solo.
On the ship, he passes time watching TV, drinking and vomiting, and fending off some guy who hits on him.
Once in Jamaica, Max is almost immediately ripped off, losing his clothing, passport and money to weed-smoking locals who know a sucker when they see one.
Guess he should have stayed in Williamsburg.
Directed and written by Ben Chace and Sam Fleischner, “Wah Do Dem” — that’s Jamaica-speak for “what they do” — is slight but satisfying.
Musician Bones is believable as the luckless tourist in lime-green shades, and the musical soundtrack, including songs by Bones, is infectious.