![]() ![]() Rudd (why is he not a bigger star?) injects maximum venom into a wide variety of put-downs, whereas Scott, in his best turn since the god-like Stifler, defuses Wheeler’s sleazebag tendencies through appealing sweetness. Ronnie: “Suck it, Reindeer Games!” Danny: “I’m not Ben Affleck.” Ronnie: “You white. ![]() Tellingly, Wain injects a loose, shaggy-dog feel from both grown-ups and kids that lifts it out of the pack. Strong supporting turns from Jane Lynch as an ex-coke-fiend turned Sturdy Wings group leader and Ken Jeong as the pompous but fey king of the RPG universe add a different flavour. Of course, the two slackers will become attached to their charges, let them down, then Grow Up in the process, but where Role Models really scores is in its ability to rejuvenate formula. Thompson), a pint-sized Chris Rock, to his world of rock ’n’ raunch is consistently funny, the movie is at its best skewering Augie’s (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) world of medieval RPGs, clashing Danny’s misanthropy with cardboard swords, nerdy kids and men with mile-long beards and Shakespearean speech patterns. Although Wheeler intro-ing Ronnie (Bobb’e J. And while David Wain’s comedy adheres strictly to this blueprint, it transcends its high concept through strong performances, filthy-smart patter, a winning affection for all its core characters and ability to hit its emotional targets without descending into slush.Īfter a funny but functional opening act in which we establish the essentials - Paul Rudd’s Danny is morose and dumped, Seann William Scott’s Wheeler is psyched and horny - the film really gets into gear when the boys are lumbered with two kids in the Sturdy Wings mentoring programme. On paper, Role Models has averageness written all over it, a by-the-numbers R-rated comedy that sees two American slackers have fun and frolics in the first half, before learning important life lessons in the second.
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