Actually enjoyable..(I know...I couldn't believe it either)

Rating: Null/10 (20 June 2004)

So really, it IS funny to see someone get hit in the face with a dodgeball. Really.
Rawson Marshall Thurber (who?!) wrote and directed this little number with quite some flare, bringing Stiller to the screen as an annoying uber-gym owner, and Vaughn as the 'obviously going to win' underdog. It was refreshing to see a slapstick comedy without as many crude gags as is the norm nowadays, and although there were a few, it's kept to a minimum and I was grateful for this. I admit, I was expecting utter crap, but was pleasantly surprised. Much of the humour present here is a result of people getting hit with dodgeballs or wrenches (yes, wrenches) but since this is a movie, and therefore NOT real, it's OK to laugh (probably). This movie's heart is in the right place, and although I'm not saying this is the best movie I've ever seen (far, far, far, far, far from it), it IS enjoyable, light-hearted, amusing, and just downright fun. What more can you want? It's a solid popcorn movie.
7/10