Really insulting to the intelligence

Rating: 2/10 (17 December 2005)

I can tolerate "stupid" humour. I list Dude, Where's My Car? in my top 100. Why not? It's great to have a bit of pure entertainment now and again. I was somewhat expecting a repeat of this with Dodgeball - but ohhhhhhhh no. I realised something was amiss when I spent the first half hour not laughing. Though I anticipated the slurry of clichés, here they seemed more poorly executed than ever. Ben Stiller's performance was painful to endure - someone should tell him he's not untouchable. Jokes are rather sparse, but when they do appear, it is more often than not a woefully unfunny double entendre with the word 'ball(s)'. The stereotype of an East European woman is a joke that got old a long time ago, given that it was ever funny. I think the turning point (i.e. that which coerced me to turn the DVD off in place of getting my money's worth) was seeing Lance Armstrong's tastelessly misguided cameo. Whoever let him compare the fictional characters' struggle with his own real-life struggles should revise their sense of humour.
I'm tired of ranting so I'm going to wrap it up. In conclusion, dreadful beyond words. Please save your money.