Role Models (2008)

This 2008 comedy about two energy drink salesmen, who find themselves in trouble with the law and have the choice between prison or community service. This movie stars Sean William Scott (wheeler), Paul Rudd (danny), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (Augie) and Bobbe J. Thompson (ronnie), and directed by David Wain.

This comedy created for a more mature audience explores both the changes that people have on each other, but do so in a humourous way to entice the audience. As the choice for community service over prison was a no brainer, Wheeler and Danny are forced into 150 hours of being a "father figure" for two young boys. As neither has children or any useful skills for child raising and mentoring, the humour relies is based on there attempts to become a suitable "role model". But with a very strict manager at the business and both Wheeler and Danny unable to pick up these skills easily, they are left to the mercy of the manager to decide whether prison will be there next stop or will they be able to continue the program.
Stars 3.5/5

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