Leave some space in the next edition of The 365 Greatest Movies Ever Made and the Days You Should Watch Them.

Make room for Ricky Stanicky.

The hottest movie on Prime video these days, apparently this one was in the works for more than a dozen years, with at one point James Franco, Joaquin Phoenix, and Jim Carrey considered for the title role.

Eventually the gig went to philanthropist/actor/wrester John Cena, and damn he hits it out of the park as only he could. Like, literally, only John Cena could pull off the John Cena-ness that Ricky embodies at the end of the movie, but no spoilers here.

Also playing their parts just right are, among others, teen heartthrob-turned-adult-actor Zac Efron and this-guy-can-do-anything William H. Macy. The acting is actually pretty good for what’s basically a silly movie, though nobody is really trying too hard. They all realize they’re not competing for Oscars here. Thank goodness.

Released on Amazon Prime, I like that you can see this one in the comfort of your own home right from Day One. It doesn’t need to be seen in a theater. The story, as it were, is interesting enough: childhood friends who invent a scapegoat to get them out of some childish pranks, still using him decades later to fool their significant others and get them out of social obligations. In the wrong hands it would just be silly, but with the Brothers Farrelly, they can spin silliness into gold.

Three cheers for Ricky Stanicky, the best friend three dudes never had.