A well meaning and good-hearted, but not fully competent, gym owner needs to save his gym from being taken over by an arrogant owner of the neighboring much larger gym. The result is a great underdog story and a hilarious spoof of the sports industry.
There are plenty of slapstick gags, but the story is much more than just non-sequitor gags... notice that the film isn't called "Sports Movie." There is an actual story here and an actual comedic theme here. The humor is more than just exploitative sexual gags or simple vulgar humor. White Goodman is one of the most hilariously absurd and bizarre villains who by himself is a send up of many things - from the cutthroat businessman to to an arch-villain in an action movie. Then there is the game of Dodgeball; most people remember it from elementary school gym classes and seeing is as a nationwide spectacle is... well odd. However, it says a few interesting things about sports fanaticism.
It's a fun, feel good movie done right. --- 8/10
BsCDb Classification: PG -- crude content
There are plenty of slapstick gags, but the story is much more than just non-sequitor gags... notice that the film isn't called "Sports Movie." There is an actual story here and an actual comedic theme here. The humor is more than just exploitative sexual gags or simple vulgar humor. White Goodman is one of the most hilariously absurd and bizarre villains who by himself is a send up of many things - from the cutthroat businessman to to an arch-villain in an action movie. Then there is the game of Dodgeball; most people remember it from elementary school gym classes and seeing is as a nationwide spectacle is... well odd. However, it says a few interesting things about sports fanaticism.
It's a fun, feel good movie done right. --- 8/10
BsCDb Classification: PG -- crude content