Thursday, April 2, 2009

Hey Nice Cow Outfit!

Definitely not what you want your kids to be emulating; Role Models is a serious can of laughs with a full-on spattering of crude, rude and nude behavior, but the best part is it has a plot!

The first thing you'll notice is the humorous characters of Wheeler and Danny. Both of whom are rocking party animals (one willingly and the other by association) who work as energy drink representatives and are most likely the company's biggest consumers as their pee is shown to be an acid green. *sorry for that image* These two men have been sentenced to 150 hours of community service for driving their company's giant bull-truck onto a statue in order to avoid being towed away. This time is to be served as mentors in a Big Brothers-like program. The "littles" as they're referred to couldn’t be funnier. Ronnie is a black, street-thug 10 year old, while Augie is a real-life RPG warrior.
One liners and hilarious rants are the name of the game in this film and the impulsive actions, coupled with the hilarity of the premise makes for a good all-round family movie...only you shouldn't let the whole family watch it!

This brings me to my next point...

This movie is crude, rude and the actors are definitely nude! In addition to the constant torrent of profanities from Ronnie, the majority of the actors have a rather unconventional diction. The sense of vulgarity is furthered by the multiple procreatory scenes and the plethora of innuendos.

The profane language and nudity luckily doesn't detract from the plot; in fact, it enhances the development of the characters Wheeler, Danny and Ronnie. In the beginning of this tale, our two protagonists are unwillingly forced to do community service. Their attitudes are ones of contempt and apathy towards society and its expectations. After a great number of obstacles and failures, Wheeler and Danny mature significantly while reconnecting with their inner child. In the final battle (literally) our four main characters form their own nation and fight to the death. Augie ends up not only killing the opposing king, but he also gets the girl, however only after she kills him and becomes the new queen.

An excellently made movie even with the choice of language; this one is a must see!

-Superman



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