Surprisingly Sharp, With Theater & Film In-Jokes

Rating: 8/10 (9 December 2014)

I didn't go in expecting much out of this, but was very pleasantly surprised.
The plot itself is pretty simple, the acting seems to be done by a cast that was really enjoying itself (Tatum as a jock really isn't a stretch), most of the bad jokes are at least grin-worthy, and there are a handful of really, really good in-jokes, as well as a lot of poking fun at the idea of sequels.
Specifically, there was one theater/storytelling reference used in the early-middle of the movie that struck me as genius. The people I watched the movie with who weren't even superficially familiar with theater/storytelling terms didn't catch it, but for those who do, it's great.
By that itself, it has the clichéd "something for everyone". Dumb humor, smart humor, and subtle humor - the latter two of which were unexpected.
It's got some dumb elements, but it's a comedy, and the handful of scenes that are bad thankfully don't drag. The end drags a bit, but not so much that it's aggravating.
Overall worth seeing, and fun... something I did not expect to write about it at all.