High school locker room stuff.

Rating: 2/10 (17 September 2005)

This is a pretty lame role for an actor who is constantly touted as the latest and greatest comedian around. Well, he ain't. Rather, Steve Carrell is apparently the beneficiary of the halo effect because of his association with the Comedy Channel's "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." The Daiy Show is great; this movie isn't. Every time I see Carrell on television or in movies he isn't very sharp; he continues that level of sub-par performance in this movie.
Basically, this is slapstick, high school locker room stuff for the post-high school crowd. An endless supply of crotch and titty jokes, none of them especially funny. Despite some good performances and a couple of funny lines by Carrell's supporting actors the whole premise of this movie is dull stuff; if you've seen the previews you've already seen the good parts of the film.
How bad is this film? Well, I walked out after about an hour; I just couldn't waste any more time on it or Steve Carrell.