Role Models (Unrated)
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Movie Reviews of Role Models (Unrated)
Movie Review: EFF YOU MISS DAISY!!
Summary: 5 Stars
It's Stifler, McLovin, Paul Rudd, and a scene-stealing, foul-mouthed mini-Chris Rock, as if this movie had any chance of being anything other than hilarious.
Essentially the story sets up as a Big Brother, Big Sister meets Animal House. It's wild antics, hilarious situations, and little kids dropping the F-bomb. The cast works perfectly together, with not only comedic chemistry, but also the mentorship feel expected of people involved in an organization that helps youngsters.
As a pair of immature pitchmen for an energy drink called Minotaur, Danny (Paul Rudd) and Wheeler (Sean William Scott) tour through schools together preaching a stay off drugs message, but in life they are moving in different directions. Danny hates his job and equates it with poisoning and killing children. Meanwhile, Wheeler, who wears the actual big-headed Minotaur costume, absolutely loves his daily existence, wearing his "game face" daily. Each of their love lives plays a large factor into how their outlook on life is shaped. Danny's lawyer girlfriend Beth (Elizabeth Banks) is becoming increasingly irritated by his attitude. Wheeler's successfully promiscuous lifestyle couldn't make him happier deviant. When Danny acts up one too many times, his life falls apart and he presents himself and Wheeler with a not-so-difficult decision: go to jail or serve 150 hours as a role model in a program called Sturdy Wings, run by an insane, BS-proof, ex-drug addict Gayle (Jane Lynch).
They meet Augie (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) and Ronnie (Bobb'e J. Thompson - who absolutely steals every scene), young boys with unique difficulties for their "Bigs". Augie is a nerd; imagine that. He's immersed in a world of a pseudo Dungeons and Dragons lifestyle that has him in capes, wielding foam swords, and talking in a pathetic attempt at old English. He's a kid who needs manly advice and guidance; the pairing with an apathetic Danny couldn't be worse. Ronnie is a wise-cracking, foul-mouthed, boob-obsessed child of a single mother. He drops the F-bomb like he's reading for Goodfellas 2, and is purposefully confrontational with any father-figure. He yearns for and requires a more delicate approach, a person to fight through the tough façade and find the little boy who needs help. A hyper, inattentive Wheeler is the opposite of ideal.
The resulting riot provides a million laughs, a few digs at Ben Affleck, a final battle involving the land of "Kiss MyAnthia", some clever yet crude humor, and a good deal of heart, as the four reluctantly learn from one another while becoming friends and overcoming love and life difficulties.
Highly recommended for a great blend between crass comedy and loveable life lessons.
Movie Review: funny, but vulgar
Summary: 5 Stars
FINALLY I get to watch Role Models! I must have sat through the commercials advertising this film at least 100 times the last couple years.
Surprisingly, the focus of the storyline is NOT on the "What? I don't wanna take my pants off!" little boy.
Instead the plot focuses on two guys who are forced into a program where they have to take care of two children- two children that have a hard time making friends and need someone to support them. If the two guys refuse to look after them, they go to prison for the crimes they committed.
The two guys who look after the two kids are both goofy, stupid, vulgar, and just... the wrong choice for "role models", haha. But I guess that's what makes the movie so darn good.
By the way, the small running joke of whether that's actually Paul McCartney who wrote a song with the Wings called "Love Take Me Down to the Streets" is in fact, NOT true. The guy singing the song is really a guy who imitates McCartney's voice flawlessly, and I must say, he fooled me VERY easily, haha. I could have sworn this was in fact a lost Paul McCartney song from the 70's.
Must of the storyline focuses on the two kids (one of which has a VERY dirty mouth- so viewer discretion is advised for this movie). The other kid has an obsession with the dragon warrior-type, sword-swinging land of fairy tales, which plays a crucial part in an otherwise really ridiculous, nonsense storyline. You'll see what I mean when you watch the ending.
Somehow though, I laughed several times despite the immature nature of the storyline, in addition to the immature characters portrayed by Seann William Scott and Paul Rudd. One scene that caught my interest was when the two of them broke out into a fight on an elevator with a mother and her child stuck inside the elevator with no choice but to deal with the two of them fighting, haha.
Several jokes cracked me up. I'm a little surprised the youngest boy with his bad boy attitude and the kid obsessed with swords didn't ever get involved in a fight. The two of them seemed to keep their distance from each other for the most part. They definitely couldn't have become friends though- that was obvious.
Yeah, Role Models definitely falls under the category of immature, but the humor and storyline work for the most part.
Movie Review: By Far, The Best Comedy of 2008!
Summary: 5 Stars
Having worked with children as both an overnight camp counselor and a day care worker, I can identify easily with our "Role Model" heroes and the children in their care! This magnificent film pushes all the right buttons.
You start out with two very self-centered and immature men and you get to watch an amazing metamorphosis take place! These two guys, who are as different from each other as the characters from "The Odd Couple," learn to care about someone other than themselves!
This story has so many layers! It's first, and foremost, very funny! Being originally from the New York metropolitan area, I found the frank and very direct foul language to be quite refreshing!
Since one of the story's characters was involved with LARP (costumed, role-playing games held outdoors), I actually got inspired! When I got home I hopped on the Internet and found out that Maryland has America's oldest LARP-type organization! So this is NOT just make-believe from a Hollywood film, but a highly organized form of recreation for adults!
By the time the final scene from Role Models crossed the big screen my eyes began to mist! This outrageous comedy is actually quite moving and profound! Was I pleasantly surprised!
See: The Knights Next Door: Everyday People Living Middle Ages Dreams, and The Book of LARP Live Action Role Playing
Movie Review: An entertaining, fun, original comedy
Summary: 5 Stars
An R-rated comedy, Role Models is not your traditional raunchy, sophomoric flick that relies on nonstop slapstick gags and potty humor a la Animal House, American Pie or Something about Mary. Rather, it is a cleverly scripted, brilliantly cast comedy that also contains a heartfelt, feel good story.
Paul Rudd and Sean William Scott star as Danny and Wheeler, underachieving best friends who have yet to "grow up". Following a bad day at work, they find themselves on probation and ordered by a court to do 100 hours of community service work as, ironically, Big-Brother mentors to adolescents from broken homes. Danny is paired with Augie, a nerdy, lonely kid who's sole source of happiness comes from his weekend participation in a local medieval, fantasy role playing game. Meanwhile, Wheeler is paired with Ronnie, a brash, foul mouthed, pint-sized 12 year old who thinks he knows everything about being a grown up.
Contrary to some of the other reviews I read, I feel that the story that unfolds is not necessarily predictable. The pair find themselves in hilarious, laugh out loud situation after situation and yet the relationships they form with the adolescents is both tender and believable. This is not to say that Role Models is a cinematic classic but it is an intelligent, well made comedy that has a good story line and is genuinely funny.
Movie Review: 4.5 Stars - Very funny - full of great characters
Summary: 5 Stars
I expected to like this movie because it looked like a fun comedy and I think Paul Rudd is a funny actor, but I didn't expect to laugh as hard as I did throughout viewing this. There is a great assortment of characters in this movie from the leads (Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott) to the kids they mentor to the hilarious characters that engage in fantasy role playing battles to my personal favorite - the woman who runs Sturdy Wings, the organization that Paul & Seann must volunteer at.
Sometimes I watch a movie that is supposed to be a comedy and I feel like every 10 minutes there is a joke. This movie felt jam-packed with jokes and it even had a bit of a feel-good message at the end. My one disappointment is that I didn't think the character played by Elizabeth Banks (love her as an actress) was developed enough. Some of her best stuff ended up in the deleted scenes, and it would have been nice to see more of her comedic chops in the actual movie.