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Dodgeball

Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story

2004

Rawson Marshall Thurber

Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor, Jason Bateman ...

4.8

15,773

Comedy Comedy about a small local gym is threatened with extinction by a gleaming sports and fitness palace unless a group of social rejects (Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Christine Taylor) can rise to victory in the ultimate dodge ball competition.

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	James Dyer Empire	"Unpretentious, unsophisticated and all the better for it."	POS
United States	Joe Leydon Variety	"A free-wheeling farce aimed at making auds laugh until they're thoroughly ashamed of themselves."	POS
United States	Stephen Holden The New York Times	"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."	POS
United States	Mick LaSalle San Francisco Chronicle	"Yes, the movie's watchable, and there are about six good laughs in it, but six good (not great) laughs in 90 minutes is pretty paltry for a comedy."	NEU
United Kingdom	Nev Pierce BBC	"Crude, daft and hilarious, Dodgeball is the best mainstream American comedy in years."	POS
United States	James Berardinelli ReelViews	"Offers about 90 minutes of laughter (although the movie runs out of steam during its final third)."	POS
United Kingdom	Wendy Ide The Times	"You have to respect a movie that wears its shortcomings proudly on its sleeve"	POS
United States	Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"Modestly amusing teen summer comedy."	NEU

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