Role Models

Danny and Wheeler were just sentenced to 150 hours mentoring kids. Worst idea ever.

Expected a lot, got a little…

Yes, this is how I would sum up the latest box office hit Role Models. Quite frankly I cannot understand why Role Models is getting such great ratings and reviews on both IMDb.com and rottentomatoes.com, 7.9 and 76% respectively.

Plot: Wheeler (Sean William Scott) and Danny (Paul Rudd – first time in a leading role) are sentenced to 150 hours of community service to avoid jail for a destructive traffic dispute. Their assignment – be a big brother for two odd-ball kids – Augie (Christopher Mintz-Plasse of Superbad) – a nerd with a fascination for medieval role play, and a foul mouthed hellrazor Ronnie (Bobb'e J. Thompson) – replica of the 7-year-old Latarian Milton who "likes to do bad things". But after their first day with the kids, jail does not look half bad...

But for me, the film was a stereotypical, clichéish, and predictable raunchy comedy that wasn’t all that original or funny. After the first half (which had quite a few raunchy but clever laugh-out-loud jokes) the film became flat out clichéish trying to deliver a message – don’t be afraid to be who you are. Point taken. I will not be afraid to be who I am – an aspiring film critic – and I will not be afraid nor ashamed to give this film a below average rating.

* * (two out of five) -- Much overrated and falls short from comparable predecessors such as Knocked up, the 40-year-old Virgin, and Superbad.


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Enjoyed Role Models? Viira recommends: Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Superbad, and the YouTube clip "Latarian Milton".


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