Sunday 5th June 2011
Director: David Wain
Year: 2008
Stars: Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Bobb'e J. Thompson, Elizabeth Banks
This was a random choice for a Sunday evening. I noticed it was on TV and hadn't received really bad reviews. I was sceptical (this is a comedy with William Scott in, after all) but was happy to give a comedy a try...
And was vaguely glad I did. It was actually quite funny and certainly had me laughing - and caring - by the end. Danny (Rudd) and Wheeler (William Scott) are two men who work for Minotaur, an energy drink company. Their job is to sell the energy drink (and say drugs are bad) to school kids. This all goes a little awry when Danny has a bad day and gets in a fight with a pole (and some tow-truckers) outside the school. As punishment, the two of them have to look after kids in order to avoid going to jail.
Some bizarre plotting means they end up in a live action role play - but this is far more engaging (and believable) than it sounds. Funny, but sweet. It turns out that this was just the thing for a lazy, rainy Sunday evening.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
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