A few genuinely funny gags and a great opening sequence don't add up to a comic masterpiece in this lumbering farce starring Bill Murray. The concept of the laid-back, witheringly sarcastic Murray as a motivational speaker trying to transport an elephant across America should be a lot more humorous than this, but the audience is treated to only a trio of guffaw-inducing scenes involving a human pyramid, an out-of-control truck, and a salad bar. The rest of the time, the film unfolds like an unfunny Saturday morning special for children, with actors as diverse as Janeane Garofalo, Matthew McConaughey, and Linda Fiorentino appearing in small roles that are a lot more irksome and goofy than hilarious. It's all handled with such a languid, meandering pace that, despite its occasional charm, Larger Than Life (1996) never displays much of a pulse, its energy sagging for long portions and its sluggish plot dully winding down instead of ending with a big flourish.