Role Models

A film that delivers throughout. Its crude but hilarious. Definitely able to brighten up your night.

rating: A-
stars: Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bobb'e J. Thompson, and Elizabeth Banks
genre: comedy
year released: 2008

The partnership of Danny (Paul Rudd) and Wheeler (Seann William Scott) go around promoting Minotaur an energy drink to high school kids. Danny is not happy with where his life has gone, but it is all topped off when on the day when his girlfriend Beth (Elizabeth Banks) dumps him. Danny’s reaction to his terrible day sends the two to face jail time. The only way to not serve time is to do many hours of community service. They are sent to the an organization called Study Wings which give kids a older figure to look up to and spend some time with. Danny is matched with the incredibly dorky Augie (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) and Wheeler is paired up with Ronnie (Bobb’e J. Thompson) who is a foul mouthed little boy. The two start off rough, but come around to connect with their kids. Through the journey they go from fighting with swords as if they were back in the middle ages to picking up chicks at parties. They also end up almost losing their friendship and losing everyone else’s respect for them. The film delivers with a lot of crude humor and ridiculous acts, but it never loses touch with the meaningful story line.

I just saw this movie over the past weekend with my girlfriend. We were both very entertained throughout. I had not heard of the film until right before I went to see it. I thought that it was going to be really stupid and a failure of a movie. Instead I was pleasantly surprised. The film was really funny, sometimes a little vulgar, but always entertaining. The actors and actresses were perfect for their parts and didn't disappoint. The story developed and made you want things to work out for the two guys. The comedy pressed the line of what is acceptable by throwing young kids into vulgar scenes, but they made it work. The film is definitely worth checking out because it will leave you laughing for the rest of the night.