ROLE MODELS movie review

Normally Role Models are people that kids look up to and want to emulate…NOT in this case!! Wheeler (Seann William Scott) and Danny (Paul Rudd) are two colleagues (and sometimes on, sometime off friends) selling energy drinks to school kids that get into a lot of trouble when Danny crashes his truck. Instead of being sent to jail, they are sent to “Sturdy Wings” to become “role model” mentors to the kids there to satisfy 150 hours of community service. NOT a good idea at all because the kids here are not as innocent as they look!

Each adult (called the “bigs”) is alloted one kid (the “little”) to mentor. Augie (Christopher Mintz-Plasse…remember ”McLovin” from SUPERBAD?) who dresses up as a knight from Middle-Earth and “fights” imaginary battles with his “soft” sword, along with foul-mouthed Ronnie (Bobb’e J. Thompson) who is hilariously funny throughout the movie, make up the “littles.” Danny’s girlfriend Beth (Elizabeth Banks) is the female lead and looks good and acts fairly good but is not as funny as the rest of the cast.

Role Models with its crude sexual humor along with a smattering display of “boobies” is a laugh riot and all in all a good movie to watch.

Our rating: 

Rating: ★★★½☆ 

  (Rated R, running time:)

Genre:  Comedy

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