Product: Dodgeball/Borat Bonus Preview Disc (2004)
Rating: 4.0
Mainstream crowd pleasing comedy that's actually pretty funny
You've got to hand it to Vince Vaughn. No matter what this guy has been in, especially as of late, he steals just about every scene he's in. From Starsky & Hutch, to Old School, to Swingers, to Made, and even his small role in Anchorman, Vaughn has a straight laced, comedic style that is a laugh riot. Vaughn plays a down on his luck, small time gym owner who is about to lose his business to a dim-witted fitness mogul (Ben Stiller, perfectly and stupidly sleazy) unless he can cough up 50 thousand dollars. Vaughn, along with a rag tag band of losers and friends (including Alan Tudyk, Stephen Root, and Justin Long among others) enter a dodgeball tournament to win the cash, with Stiller opposing them. The outcome is predictable, but thanks to the quick direction of Rawson Marshall Thurber, and the zany performances from Vaughn and Stiller, Dodgeball turns out to be a mainstream crowd pleasing comedy that's actually pretty funny. Also featuring Stiller's hot off screen wife (Christine Taylor), Rip Torn as the team's mentor, and hilarious cameos from Lance Armstrong, David Hasselhoff, Chuck Norris, William Shatner, and Hank Azaria which keep the laughs coming.