Product: Dodgeball/Borat Bonus Preview Disc (2004)
Rating: 2.0
I liked the performances - horrible script....
I'm not too picky about silly vehicular comedies. Come on, I liked "Happy Gilmour" and "Elf". And I thought the movie plot had promise, I mean an actual Dodgeball League existing?But as much as I liked both the actors and the performances, this movie felt like it was falling apart every few scenes. Whenever people were getting pelted in the faces with balls and wrenches I was laughing - hey, slapstick gets me everytime. But the tedious dialogue scenes when the point is being reinforced that Ben Stiller's character is a total a-hole...ok, ok - we get it. And I'm sorry, they really over-did the grossness: they have to go out dressed in S&M; gear, a man's head goes up the fat girl's butt in a cheerleading routine, etc.Vaughan doesn't seem to have his heart in this much either. I know he's supposed to play kind of a loser, but I wish he'd do it with some style. He played a loser with style in "Be cool". But maybe after reading the script he decided it wasn't worth the effort. Ditto for Rip Torn.A couple notable performances: Missi Pyle, versatile as ever as "Fran", a murderous dodgeball champion from Eastern Europe, Justin Long who I also remember from "Galaxy Quest" and Stephen Root who I loved in "Office Space" and "O Brother Where Art Thou".