Review: Role Models
Paul Rudd (a glum, cynical type)
and Seann William Scott (a Seann William Scott type) are a couple of
ne’er-do-wells who get into serious trouble when on one of their usual trips to
schools promoting a crappy energy drink called Minotaur. Rudd, depressed after
his cynicism causes his relationship with lawyer Elizabeth Banks to end, pretty
much goes postal their latest promotional visit, resulting in he and Scott
being thrown in jail. Facing jail time, they are thrown a life-line;
volunteering at Sturdy Wings, a group that matches emotionally needy/troubled kids
with adult ‘mentors’. It’s a place run by a sarcastic, possibly insane former
drug addict Gayle Sweeney (Jane Lynch), who seems to forget her point about
halfway through a sentence but keeps on going anyway. Scott is paired up with a
foul-mouthed, breast-obsessed 10 year-old (Bobb’e J. Thompson), whilst the
cynical Rudd is paired with uber-geek Christopher Mintz-Plasse, who likes to
escape in a world of Live Action Role Playing…