Dodgeball: An Underdog Story

Is there anything funnier than flying balls?

Looking at my synopsis I wrote when this movie came out, I see it leaves much to be desired, but I guess it also sums up that no matter what the plot is, you are basically laughing at balls hitting people over and over again.That was the only time that I really laughed outloud at the movie was when people were getting pummeled. Jeremy really hated the cheerleader kid in the movie so he would laugh hysterically every single time he got hit. He never got tired of watching that. I would then end up laughing at Jeremy laughing at this kid getting hit, since he took so much joy in his pain.

I would also giggle at all the cameos in the movie that I didn’t know would be there, like David Hasselhoff or Jason Bateman. I was having more fun seeing who else would pop up in the movie than the actual movie itself.

I didn’t have high expectations for the movie, so it seemed to be exactly what I thought it would be. It would have been nice if it was funnier, but it was only mildly amusing. If Ben Stiller annoys you, which he does annoy me at times, then he will annoy you in this movie. He really only ever plays two characters: asshole guy and wussy guy. He’s in full asshole role in this movie. I only thought it was funny when he was playing opposite his real-life wife Christine Taylor. When he was up in her face yelling, I knew they had to be cracking up while filming that scene. By looking at the gag reel, they did.

Speaking of the gag reel, we watched it on DVD and I recommend watching the gag reel since there is a part with David Hasselhoff they should have kept in the movie. It would have fit in with the silliness of it. There is also an alternate ending that I don’t know why they even bothered with it. I watched it and thought, “Is that it? Why?”

Rating: C

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