Not an incredible cinematic work, but still a great source of random and goofy laughs.

Rating: 8/10 (30 March 2015)

I could kind of understand how some people would be kind of turned off by this movie, but I found it to be pretty amusing. It's kind of a goofy comedy, and kind of a slapstick, but doesn't fully fit the bill for either. It might also be loosely categorized under action comedy or sports comedy, but not quite. The acting and scripting is pretty good throughout. That's not to say that it's the most well done comedy ever, but the filmmakers did a pretty good job overall.
Our main character, Rod Kimble, is surprisingly well written for a comedy protagonist. He can be stupid, dramatic, personable, upset, overblown, and attemptedly suave, while being consistently humorous. Andy Samberg plays him well and embodies the different aspects of his personality with B+ proficiency. The other characters are pretty good too. The different members of Rod's team and his two antagonists can generate quite as many laughs as the main character, though they aren't the most stellarly written characters out there.
The plot, as in most comedies, is nothing special, but is kind of humorous in itself. We get a lot of great lines from Rod about how he wants to raise the money for his step dad's life saving surgery and then finally beat him in a fight. It's not at all difficult to follow like a crime comedy or anything like that.
The comedy is pretty good throughout in my opinion, though of course it's not going to appeal to everyone. The jokes and gags are very blatant with deliveries that make it so that, in some cases, you can't help but laugh. There is a surprisingly small amount of crude humor, just enough to give it an indisputable PG-13 rating but not much beyond that. There are a lot of gags that come from Rod getting physically harmed in some way, and he escapes from serious injury with a rather far-fetched ease, though not at a Home Alone level. There are of a couple of extended comedic conversations, but most of the verbal humor comes from one liners. Some of the jokes are just kind of random like the Ebeneezer Scrooge cameo, the taco vs. grilled cheese thing, and the peaceful march turned riot.
I would recommend this to anyone who doesn't mind a little bit of absurdity in their comedies. It's kind of a cult style comedy, though not in a Ferris Bueler style. It's not bad to watch on a long trip with a group of friends, but it's fine to watch alone too. If you can watch it without buying it or spending more than three bucks, I would at least take it into consideration in any given movie search. Overall Rating: 8.3/10