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DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story

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Germany, United States · 2004
Rated PG-13 · 1h 32m
Director Rawson Marshall Thurber
Starring Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Ben Stiller, Rip Torn
Genre Comedy

When Average Joe's, a struggling gym, is threatened by a high-end fitness center, something has to change. Looking for money to save his gym, owner Pete Lafleur learns about a dodgeball tournament with a 50,000 dollar cash prize. Lafleur must form a team, and work hard to defeat more capable competitors if he has any hope of saving the gym.

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L.A. Weekly by

For a while, Vaughn's slobbo guy charm and Stiller's creepy Flash Gordon aesthetic are amusing, but it isn't long before Vaughn looks like a Bill Murray disciple trapped among circus freaks, and Stiller runs out of weirdo tricks.

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Christian Science Monitor by David Sterritt

Stiller strives to be a wild and wacky villain, Vaughn endeavors to be a likable and average hero, and both fall flat on their faces, like everything else in this unspeakably stupid comedy.

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ReelViews by James Berardinelli

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.

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Charlotte Observer by Lawrence Toppman

The movie veers from cleverness to crass stupidity. You can never tell whether the next scene will induce loud laughter or contempt; for me, Dodgeball divided right down the middle.

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USA Today by Mike Clark

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.

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Premiere by Peter Debruge

Take it from someone who can still feel the hollow rubber tang! of old dodgeball scars: It feels great to be blindsided by a little movie like this.

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