Dodgeball
(My 100 words or less review that appeared in the Sydney Morning herald
Competition)
Forget what the critics say, Dodgeball is a hoot! Ignore the
inevitable smutty jokes (mostly about balls), and look below the
surface. As with The Royal Tenenbaums, there's enough humour in
the background to support several viewings. The main story – slovenly
gym owner (Vince Vaughn) is losing his gym to sleazy gym empire builder
(Ben Stiller) and to keep it has to win the Las Vegas Dodgeball
Championships – is just the start. God is in the details
here. Like Stiller's Tenenbaums and Zoolander, this one's bound
for cult glory. And the game of dodgeball is suddenly all the
rage.