monitorTHIS! - March 2009 - (Page 4) movies new dvds in stores this month in stores mar 10 Role PlayeRs T Role Models Universal Seann William Scott and Paul Rudd bring the funny in Role Models o t h e b e st of our k now le dge , Judd Apatow had nothing to do with Role Models, be it writing, directing, producing or jotting a five-word synopsis down on a cocktail napkin for helmsman David Wain. Yet his distinctive brand is all over the hard-R comedy, particularly in the presence of alumni Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks and Christopher “McLovin” Mintz-Plasse. Co-leads Rudd and Seann William “Stifler” Scott are the respectively cynical and gonzo reps for a Red Bull-style energy drink who, after an epic eff-up, get sentenced to a Big Brother style program. Scott is assigned to profane pipsqueak Ronnie (Bobb’e J. Thompson, in a breakout role), and Rudd is forced to deal with RPG-loving über-dork Mintz-Plasse. Obviously, both will learn to approve their young, misguided charges—that’s a given. But the misadventures all four embark on make for the funniest 2008 comedy west of Step Brothers and Hamlet 2—pretty choice company. [ 4 + monitorthis! + march 2009 ]
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