"Dodgeball" goes pretty far in not taking itself too seriously

Rating: 7/10 (1 March 2006)

I probably hadn't seen this flick if it wasn't for the recommendation of a friend. I'm glad I did, 'cause it's funny as hell. Stupid fun, it is. First of all, I used to really hate Ben Stiller. Basically, I still don't like his face and his way of acting. But since I enjoyed MEET THE FOCKERS to some extend, I kinda took Stiller along for the ride with this one. And he's pretty superb in DODGEBALL, giving an over-the-top performance as prestigious fitness-club owner White Goodman. In fact he's so annoying, dislike-able and full of himself that I constantly wanted to hit him in the head. Real hard. So it was fun to see him suffer some defeats from time to time. But especially Vince Vaughn was good as the very likable, easy-going Peter La Fleur, White's rival in the fitness-business. There's not much else to say about this flick, except: go see it. It's got funny dialogues and one-liners including a lot of vulgar and offensive words. And there are also enjoyable cameo-parts by Chuck Norris, William Shatner, David Hasselhof (the best!) and even Lance Armstrong. If someone throws this movie at you, don't dodge, but catch and watch it!