Saturday, April 27, 2019

Role Models (2008)


IMDb plot summary: Wild behavior forces a pair of energy drink reps to enroll in a Big Brother program.
Directed by David Wain. Starring Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Bobb'e J. Thompson.

I'd seen the last 20 minutes or so of this on TV at the gym once and have been interested in checking it out ever since.  While every so often the overtly crude jokes wore out their welcome for me, it was for the most part a really funny and enjoyable flick. I love how it used LARPing as a plot device but in a way that ultimately kinda validates it as a quirky but fun hobby. There's a lot of clever dialogue and smart jokes that elevate it above something by, say, the Farrellys.

How it entered my Flickchart:
Role Models > Santa Claus is Comin' to Town
Role Models > Ran
Role Models < E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
Role Models < Take This Waltz
Role Models < Jack Goes Boating
Role Models < Nights of Cabiria
Role Models > The Shallows
Role Models > Auntie Mame
Role Models > Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book (1994)
Role Models > Song of the Sea
Role Models < The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Final spot: #695 out of 2956.

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