Overall rating: 3 out of 5 stars
Best for Ages: 13+
Ages 3 - 7: Red
Ages 8 - 12: Red
Ages 13 - 17: Yellow
Violence Amount: Green
Violence Portrayal:
Green
Fear: Green
Illegal / Harmful: Green
Language: Yellow
Nudity: Yellow
Sex: Yellow
Review:
A True Underdog Story. Rated PG-13. Average
Joe's Gym is in serious financial trouble.
The ultra hip Globo Gym will buy their mortgage
if Vince Vaughn cannot come up with $50,000.00
in 30 days. The solution:enter a dodgeball
tournament where the prize is exactly $50,000.00.
Vince Vaughn, Stephen Root, Christine Taylor,
and several other misfit members of Average
Joe's make up their team. Rip Torn is their
once famous coach.Meanwhile, Ben Stiller,
owner of Globo Gym, finds out their strategy
and enters the tournament also. Ben's team
is made up of steroid using muscle men. The
Average Joes train for weeks and do not get
much better. None of them are or ever were
athletes. There are many funny moments during
the training. Ben Stiller's character is way
over the top and as stupid as they come. The
Joes all become friends while trying to save
their gym. They are true underdogs; many would
call them losers. At the tournament, there
are faced with teams from all over the world.
There are rude jokes, sexual humor, and some
language. This is a satire of sports movies
where heart always wins over talent. They
make jokes about everything and everybody.
No one is safe from being poked fun at. Teen-agers
and young adults should enjoy the humor. You
need to let go of your intellect and just
laugh at the stupidity of it all. Can your
children relate to any particular aspect of
the movie that is made fun of? Does honesty
and kindness to others always win? Think long
term.
Linda
Thomas is a native Minnesotan. She
graduated from the University of
Minnesota with a double major in
sociology and psychology. Married
with a family, she has remained
in the Minneapolis area.
Linda has been a lover of movies
since she was a small child. This
love of film eventually brought
her to the point in life where
she is now, a film critic. She
was featured on WCCO radio for
three years on the “Dark
in the Morning” show with
Dark Star.
In December of 2001, Linda became
the film critic for the syndicated
“Ruth Koscielak Show”.
Linda sees over 150 movies a
year and has had the opportunity
to interview a number of directors
and actors when they are in town.
She has also appeared on a public
access show called the "Cinema
Judge" and has ventured into
writing for "Cinestar"
magazine in September 2002. The
Twin Cities movie magazine is
available, for free, at most local
Blockbuster's and local movie
cheaters.
As one of the few female reviewers
in the Twin Cities area, she brings
a unique point of view to her
reviews. Linda has raised two
children, a boy and a girl, and
knows what they like in movies
and what is appropriate. Hopefully,
her reviews will help your family
in choosing where to next spend
your movie-going dollar.
Linda
Thomas is a native Minnesotan. She
graduated from the University of
Minnesota with a double major in
sociology and psychology. Married
with a family, she has remained
in the Minneapolis area.