Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #8097 in DVD
• Released on: 2009-05-11
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Format: PAL
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 99 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Raunchy, but not nauseating, Role Models is an exceptionally funny slacker comedy co-written by Paul Rudd. Rudd stars as Danny, one-half of a team (along with Seann William Scott's character, Wheeler) that visits schools on behalf of a power-drink company. With his lack of enthusiasm for work and his life painfully evident, Danny loses his live-in girlfriend, Beth (Elizabeth Banks), and soon has a run-in with the law resulting in community service for him and Wheeler. Ordered to appear at a Big Brothers-like organisation, Danny is partnered with a lonely if brilliant adolescent boy, Augie (Christopher Mintz-Plasse), while Wheeler is hooked up with a foul-mouthed pre-teen named Ronnie (Bobb'e J. Thompson). Neither of the men has anything in common with their charges, a fact exacerbated when Danny reluctantly attends Augie's participation in a weekend role-playing fantasy game with a medieval flavour. Meanwhile, Wheeler just tries to survive his ongoing power struggle with Ronnie. Both sets of relationships improve when Danny and Wheeler begin to meet their kids halfway and even learn to empathise with them, though the results are sometimes comically bumpy before the characters all hit their groove. There are a number of hilarious scenes (the film definitely deserves its R rating) and more than a few thoughtful ones, including a terrific moment where Danny defends Augie to the latter's critical parents over an awkward dinner. Jane Lynch is very funny as a semi-insane director of the program pairing kids and adults, and Banks (W.) is very appealing as Danny's unhappy ex-girlfriend. --Tom Keogh

Synopsis
In this comedy, Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott play two men who are hardly model citizens. But their bad behaviour puts them in trouble with the law, and soon the men must act as mentors as a part of their community service. Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who made his debut as McLovin in Superbad, co-stars in this film from The Ten director David Wain.

Customer Reviews

Hilarious
Role Models is a hilarious comedy. It's full of extremely witty dialogue, funny characters and moments of comical slapstick. The cast are all excellent. Paul Rudd plays the part of a brow-beaten everyman who has become cynical about just about everything (including sizes of coffee drinks served at the local coffee shop). Sean William Scott plays his usual character exactly as you would expect. The two youngsters that they are looking after are both equally adept at comedy, but the scene stealer is the woman who runs the child care company.
If you like comedies like Step Brothers, Superbad etc then this should be just your thing. The blu-ray picture is faultless and the sound was great too. There's also an absolute bundle of special features, including about 30 minutes of deleted scenes (some good, some not).
It's a top notch comedy full of easy laughs, but definitely a no-brainer.