by Justin Fish
With the year almost coming to an end there is a lot to be said about this year’s movie releases. For example, The Dark Knight and Ironman were colossal hits, but the year is not yet over, and I think we have another hit with Role Models (though obviously not on the scale of the aforementioned movies).
This movie was directed by David Wain and is R-rated, for various reasons. Role Models starts out with Danny (Paul Rudd) and Wheeler (Sean William Scott) working for the Minotaur energy drink company, and they take too many Minotaur energy drinks and tras
h a company truck. While they are doing this, they get arrested. The court gives them a choice: either do hard time in the slammer or spend 150 hours with a mentorship program (Big Brother). After one day with the kids (Augie, played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse and formerly know as McLovin, and Ronnie, played by Bobb’e J. Thompson) and Ronnie (Bobb'e J. Thompson), Danny and Wheeler are considering skipping all of this Big Brother mumbo jumbo because jail doesn’t sound all that bad. The only advice that Augie, the medieval role player, gets is the sarcasm that Danny dishes out because his girlfriend (Elizabeth Banks) dumped him.
While Danny is suffering and weeping from his long lost love, Wheeler is having his own problems. He is trying to trade in his love of partying and his love of women to help Ronnie fix his foul-mouthed ways. Ronnie is not the only adolescent in this problem. Danny’s idea of fun is keggers in Venice Beach. Once the center’s ex-con director (Jane Lynch) gives them a cruel ultimatum, Danny and Wheeler are forced to give up their love of partying and their love of women to help Augie become a man and guide Ronnie to respect his elders. Now if they can do this without getting thrown in jail there is hope these young boys, Ronnie and Augie—and Danny’s relationship with his lawyer and former girlfriend.
This movie is just another example of what these modern day directors and actors can do to bring in money for themselves and create comedy for the American public. For all you that have seen Christopher Mintz-Plasse at work in Superbad, and Paul Rudd, and Sean William Scott in their various movies, I highly recommend this movie to all young teens and adults.
With the year almost coming to an end there is a lot to be said about this year’s movie releases. For example, The Dark Knight and Ironman were colossal hits, but the year is not yet over, and I think we have another hit with Role Models (though obviously not on the scale of the aforementioned movies).
This movie was directed by David Wain and is R-rated, for various reasons. Role Models starts out with Danny (Paul Rudd) and Wheeler (Sean William Scott) working for the Minotaur energy drink company, and they take too many Minotaur energy drinks and tras
h a company truck. While they are doing this, they get arrested. The court gives them a choice: either do hard time in the slammer or spend 150 hours with a mentorship program (Big Brother). After one day with the kids (Augie, played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse and formerly know as McLovin, and Ronnie, played by Bobb’e J. Thompson) and Ronnie (Bobb'e J. Thompson), Danny and Wheeler are considering skipping all of this Big Brother mumbo jumbo because jail doesn’t sound all that bad. The only advice that Augie, the medieval role player, gets is the sarcasm that Danny dishes out because his girlfriend (Elizabeth Banks) dumped him.While Danny is suffering and weeping from his long lost love, Wheeler is having his own problems. He is trying to trade in his love of partying and his love of women to help Ronnie fix his foul-mouthed ways. Ronnie is not the only adolescent in this problem. Danny’s idea of fun is keggers in Venice Beach. Once the center’s ex-con director (Jane Lynch) gives them a cruel ultimatum, Danny and Wheeler are forced to give up their love of partying and their love of women to help Augie become a man and guide Ronnie to respect his elders. Now if they can do this without getting thrown in jail there is hope these young boys, Ronnie and Augie—and Danny’s relationship with his lawyer and former girlfriend.
This movie is just another example of what these modern day directors and actors can do to bring in money for themselves and create comedy for the American public. For all you that have seen Christopher Mintz-Plasse at work in Superbad, and Paul Rudd, and Sean William Scott in their various movies, I highly recommend this movie to all young teens and adults.
