The Benchwarmers

Starring: Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder, Jon Lovitz, Craig Kilborn, Molly Sims, Tim Meadows
Directed by: Dennis Dugan
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Comedy, Sports
2006

Times Seen:
Tim: 1

Summary: Three losers (Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder) decide to team up and form a three-man baseball team. They begin to take on little league teams and get revenge for being picked on throughout their lives.

Review:

Tim: Rob Schneider, David Spade, and Jon Heder. Let me repeat that- Schneider, Spade, and Heder. Actually, we can even take Heder out since he was pretty funny in Napoleon Dynamite. You going to bring me a film with Schneider and Spade starring, and I can guarantee a trainwreck. Even giving this film a chance, I couldn't help but be bitter disappointed. The humor is so juvenile that I bet even some preteens would scuff at the utter ridiculousness of what is supposed to pass for humor in this piece.

The general concept is fine, but the film takes every short cut in the book. Instead of trying to be clever, the film recycles old jokes and stupid ideas. I might have laughed once or twice, but those moments were blocked out by the rampant stupidity of the film.

Schneider is supposed to be the "cool" one of the group. Read that again. That statement sums up the absurd magnitude of the entire film. Spade is disgustingly unfunny, and detracts value from the movie. Heder adds very little, and deserves to be slapped for the scenes where he picks his nose and eats it. Are you kidding me? Suprisingly, Jon Lovitz gets the most laughs, but that probably comes from experience.

The Benchwarmers is a terrible movie. I am all for gross-out humor, but not like this. This is a pathetic and lackluster attempt and I'm so mad I saw this movie.

Rating 1-10
Tim's Rating: 2.5



If You Enjoyed This Movie, We Recommend: Napoleon Dynamite, Black Sheep, Tommy Boy, A League of Their Own, The Bad News Bears