Seann William Scott, Paul Rudd, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Wild behavior forces a pair of energy drink reps to enroll in a Big Brother program.
DVD Release Date: March 10, 2009
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October 23, 2009Despite the talent involved, I had no expectations whatsoever for Role Models, so much so to the point where I actually had to force myself to watch it. In the end I was pleasantly surprised when it was better than I expected. I've got an irrational disdain for Stifler but I act...( read more)
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November 2, 2009Predictable, cliched but very funny comedy. It knows what sort of film it is and runs with it never trying to be anything more. Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott are perfect in the roles as is their younger counterparts and that is what made the film work.
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November 1, 2009Some funny parts, some offensive parts. I expected Sean William Scott to be more obnoxious, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse seemed a little too old for his role.
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October 26, 2009Decent comedy flick. Stiffler still plays stiffler pretty well. I wonder if he will ever get cast as any other type character.
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October 24, 2009Ok, nowhere near as good as Superbad, which is the par to which mynamesake in Blockbuster sold this flick to me as. Even so, there are some funny bits, youngsters telling the role models to go fuck themselves is chucklesome the first couple of times. In the end it falls on the si...( read more)
Critic Reviews
January 9, 2009
Nigel Andrews, The Financial Times
November 9, 2008
Kurt Loder, MTV
If the picture sometimes seems like little more than a clothesline for gags, and its dude-child characters are beginning to look a little shopworn, and it sinks into raucous silliness toward the end, ... full review
November 7, 2008
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Something bizarre starts to happen around the halfway mark, perhaps because no one knew how to develop the original premise. full review
November 7, 2008
Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com
The equivalent of trying to sneak an issue of Newsweek into the house, rolled up inside a copy of Mad magazine. full review
November 7, 2008
Amy Biancolli, Houston Chronicle
Role Models crosses plenty of familiar territory, but Wain and his merry band of mischief-makers offer a likeable, laughable mix of testosterone and heart. full review
November 7, 2008
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
At times, there's a sense the writers are trying to shoehorn sexual crudity into the plot to hit the young male market, but that feels uncomfortably out of place in a movie about helping children. full review
November 6, 2008
Claudia Puig, USA Today
Role Models is a rare mainstream buddy comedy that deftly blends the endearing and the vulgar and intersperses raucous humor with subtle wit. full review
November 6, 2008
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Sometimes a shamelessly stoopid, proudly profane R-rated comedy is all you want out of life. Role Models more than fills the bill. full review
November 6, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Role Models is the kind of movie you don't see every day, a comedy that is funny. full review
November 5, 2008
Armond White, The New York Press
Role Models' sweeter, more mature perspective on manhood and people-hood avoids the Apatow curse. full review
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June 5, 2009this was the best movie i about died laughing so hard paul and sean were funny and so was the little kid holy crap i loved it im so glad i own it
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