Role Models

Comedic buddy film about a couple of energy drink salesmen who are forced to spend 150 hours of community service after they break the law. They become mentors to a couple of kids, one a shy, dorky geek, the other a foul mouthed disrespectful brat. Despite that formulaic recipe, the movie succeeds because it skillfully straddles the line between crude, sexual humor and sweet, likable characters. The cast has great chemistry. It almost feels as if they’re making it up on the spot. That climatic battle scene left me smiling.