Milk Was a Bad Choice

Rating: 6/10 (12 June 2006)

See the headline? If you watch this movie and don't find the line "milk was a bad choice" to be humorous, you're coming from a totally difficult angle than I. That, and the "burrito, you are tasty but oh-so-filling"... because these parts, I think, are key.
Why do so many people give this film a 10? I would say it's a funny film I have seen a few times and would watch again, but not a 10. Many people consider it one of Will Ferrell's weaker films. I would agree it is not on par with "Old School". And it's certainly not a stand-out role for Christina Applegate, who frankly was better alongside Ben Affleck in "Surviving Christmas". And can she star in a movie without being the woman pursued and all-too-easily obtained by the main male character? But overall, this film is funny and lots of subplots make it worth watching time and again. Sex Panther? Priceless. The street fight with Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Luke Wilson and Tim Robbins? Unbeatable. And Steve Carell is wonderful as Brick, the weatherman who is as thick as a... something.
And it's my personal observation that no film goes wrong when the characters start singing the Starland Vocal Band's "Afternoon Delight". "Good Will Hunting" proved that, didn't it? If you like Old School, Dodgeball, or any of those types of films (you know, Luke Wilson/Will Farrell/Vince Vaughn/Ben Stiller flicks)... you may as well watch this one, too.