Not as bad as the reviews this is a crude but funny heartwarming movie that shows signs it could have been great

Rating: 5/10 (19 April 2006)

The plot of this movie has three "loser" adults taking on a series of snotty little league teams in order to prove that nerds can be winners.
With all of the negative publicity I truly expected to hate this film, but surprising I found it an okay way to spend 90 minutes. The idea is somehow clever. Don't ask me why but I found the idea intriguing. More intriguing is the fact that Rob Schneider and David Spade (despite his haircut) manage to turn in real performances (Jon Heder isn't much of anything with much of his performance reduced to picking his nose). I really liked this movie and what it was trying to do.
For me the problem with the movie lies in the fact that some one made the choice to go for big gross laughs. I'm reasonably certain that if they had managed to reign in some of the silliness they might have manged to turn in a movie that both critics and people who like booger jokes could love.
Despite the critics I think this movie is worth a shot, on cable if nothing else.