Stiller sophomoricies saved by his great production and Robert Downey Jrs take on Backsploitation.

Rating: 7/10 (3 June 2012)

This film can't take anything seriously enough to be taken seriously. So why bother? Robert Downey, Jr's shtick and Tom Cruises' aggressive but cool dancing' producer Les Grossman. Ben Stiller & Justin Thoroux's film uses an infectious "art mocking art mocking life" to accompany these two blow away performances. Being that the movie is very well shot and has top notch production helps as well, but it's Downey and his staying in character routine that keeps the DVD in rotation, although Stiller sets up the laughs. "Let's face it, the kids aren't exactly dressing up as Scorcher for Purim anymore." With lines like that, let the film roll and don't stop until the DVD commentary is over!