Dodgeball: a true underdog story
Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber
Year: 2004
Stars: Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller
Although I had never been particularly keen on seeing this film at the cinema, I'd only read good reviews about it when it got released. So when it made it to Channel 4, I figured I'd give it the benefit of the doubt and see if it really was any good. My hopes weren't high, as I'm not normally one for Ben Stiller's over-the-top humour. Turns out I need not have worried, as Ben Stiller was the bad guy, and you were meant to hate his over-the-top view of the world.
The film focuses on a group of misfits who end up having to play dodge ball in order to keep their gym from making it into the hands of the bad guy. The story was, just like it sounds, standard Hollywood fare, and you knew the ending before the film began. Happily, the filmmakers knew this, and supplied enough tongue-in-cheek humour for it not to matter. The jokes were actually funny, and the two hours passed by merrily enough. All in all, a much more pleasant experience than I was expecting.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
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