Cheap and tacky, but it made me laugh.

Rating: Null/10 (30 November 2004)

I saw this one with few preconceptions, on the grounds that "Something About Mary" was so achingly funny, and Ben Stiller was in both films. Yes, it was cheap, tacky and vulgar, but in an endearing way. Stiller was great of course (possibly outdoing Carey as the funniest face in films), but so were most of the other cast members, mostly unknown to me. There were a lot of in-jokes and cameos aimed at American TV audiences, but there was still plenty of stuff to laugh at for the rest of us.
A few things seemed to trail off without a punchline or resolution (e.g. the wanabee pirate going "straight"), and two of the main team characters were confusingly very similar. The ending was more or less what you'd expect, but on the whole it did the job: it made me laugh a helluva lot.
I wish they'd shown more of the other competing teams in the tournament (e.g. The MILFs!), though. Maybe the DVD will have more.