Director: David Wain
Year Released: 2008
Rating: 1.0
An unfortunate male-bonding/therapy movie: the "bawdy" humor is basically a cover for Deeply Hurt Feelings as two adult screw-ups (sad-faced Paul Rudd and whoremaster Seann William Scott) are forced by law - because of an incident that starts with an extreme parking violation and escalates into chaos - to do community service hours as a part of a Big Brothers/Big Sisters-type program where they are paired with two little outcasts. Together, the Big Brothers and their Little Brothers help each other: Rudd finds redemption in helping a caped, Role Playing misfit (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) get accepted by his parents and bag an Elf Girl while Scott learns responsibility by being a surrogate father to his cussin' companion (Bobb'e J. Thompson). You see, the little boy uses foul language to distance himself from others (to keep from being hurt again) while Mintz-Plasse pretends to be someone else to avoid confronting the truth of his true self: self-acceptance and trust are two keys to a fruitful adult life. Well, spare me, Manhood for Dummies. The gags are spotty, the role-playing elements are more cringe-inducing than funny and it's considerably less fun than a prospective weekend in the Village doing coke with Jane Lynch.
