Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Critic Reviews

Hilariously fake and rude. And thus true and tonic, if you know what I mean.Read the full review

The movie's a treasure of small gems.Read the full review

In a miraculous gift to the audience, 20th Century-Fox does not reveal all of the best gags in its trailer.Read the full review

Ben Stiller is like a guy on the 1919 White Sox. He's rigged to lose. His comedy is the stuff of failure, and sometimes it's pleasurable watching him flit around in funny get-ups, only to have a pretty costar put him down.Read the full review

A blistering satire of feel-good sports movies, this film makes its mark via the most direct route: it lampoons by adopting the tried-and-true "straight" formula and tweaking it a little.Read the full review

Gleefully commingles slapstick and scatology, satire and sentiment, in a free-wheeling farce aimed at making auds laugh until they're thoroughly ashamed of themselves.Read the full review

Coach Torn adds to a palpably violent undertone by heaving wrenches at their heads and crotches, making The Three Stooges' poking and slapping look downright tame.Read the full review

Nobody eviscerates the scary depths of male narcissism with such ferocity, and it is a huge relief to find Mr. Stiller flexing his oiled, low-comedy triceps with such vengeful glee. Read the full review

Modestly amusing teen summer comedy. Read the full review