There are some funny bits in Almost Heroes: a great piece of silent comedy in which Farley tries to swipe some eagle eggs, and the loss of more than half of the expedition crew, which decides instead to go to New Orleans because "the food alone is worth the trip." There's even the occasional funny line. (My favorite: "You smell like you passed through the system of a sick old woman.") But by and large, the comedy is far from inspired. Watching people fall down and holler euphemisms for excrement seems to be the film's raison d'�tre. By the end of Almost Heroes, you can almost feel the exhaustion of the cast and crew, as they yearn to wrap for the day and get back to drinking up their per diem.