DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY

this article is also pubslished on my blog, but i figured more people would see it here than on my one:

DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY
stars vince vaughn, ben stiller, christine taylor
4/5
the premise of this film is probably a bit exhausted, but the cast and peripheral storylines make it such a memorable and quoteable film. vince vaughn plays peter lafluer, a laid-back kinda guy who runs the 'average joe' gym - but he hasn't collected any membership fees for over a year and is set to lose his gym to white goodman (played by ben stiller, who also produced the film). the members of average joe's gym set out ot make the $50k they need to save their beloved gym by entering into a dodgeball tournament. but goodman is equally determined to get the gym and enters his own team into the tournament as well.

vaughn's character is probably what most people could aspire to, and he plays him perfectly. his character develops as the film progresses and you soon realise that even those of such high character as pete lafluer can have bad days. ben stiller over-does his performance of psycho gym guru white goodman, but its all a bit of fun and most of the jokes hit the spot.

highly recommended.