Baseketball (AKA BASEketball)
2,670
Comedy
Two losers from Milwaukee, Coop & Remer (Parker & Stone), invent a new game playing basketball, using baseball rules. When the game becomes a huge success, they, along with a billionaire's help, form the Professional Baseketball League where everyone gets the same pay and no team can change cities. Coop & Remer's team, the Milwaukee Beers is the only team standing in the way of major rule changes that the owner of the Dallas Felons (Vaughn) wants to institute. [+]
Author | Review | ||
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United States | AV Club | "'BASEketball's' effort and energy pay off with surprisingly abundant laughs" | POS |
United States | Chicago Reader | "I was bored well before the end, but found the first half hour pretty funny." | NEU |
United States | Austin Chronicle | "Sick, twisted, and very funny, Parker and Stone have arrived. Again" | POS |
United States | The New York Times | "Essentially two movies stuck together like chewing gum on a subway platform." | NEU |
United States | ReelViews | "When I watch a comedy, I want it either to present endearing characters in fun situations or to make me laugh frequently. BASEketball accomplishes neither objective." | NEG |
United States | Time Out | "Is it funny? Sporadically" | NEU |
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