Dodgeball
I hate Ben Stiller. I dig Vince Vaughn.
What’s a lad to do?
All things considered, I pegged Dodgeball as a throw-away pic that ought to nicely align with my peculiar sense of humor.
Allow me to pat myself on the back, what amazingly spot on intuition.
Oddly enough, I have to give Stiller props for this one. For a change, he dropped the whiny schmuck role and did the exact opposite – made himself into too much a man. Vinny, on the other hand, sticks to what he knows: a bit less foul mouthed than usual but still your average guy.
This one goes on the shelf next to BASEketball when it comes out. The second best pseudo sports movie ever made.
June 29th, 2004 at 1:57 PM
Saw it this weekend with Chronicles of Riddick. Liked them both. I thought Stiller was great as the over the top macho guy. What’s not to love about Vince Vaughn — this and Old School make him one of the great comic actors of our time (and let’s not forget his classic turn in Swingers).