John Heder stars as a, surprise surprise, nerdy New York City meter-maid who decides to boost his self-confidence by taking a secretive class taught by Billy Bob Thornton. Dr. P (Thornton) is anything but friendly, highly abrasive with the class of individuals who are struggling with their manhood. Thornton evokes his dead-pan character from Bad Santa here. When Roger (Heder) shoots to the head of the class, he is in for trouble when he finds out Dr. P is putting the moves on the woman, Amanda (Barrett), in his apt. building who he wants to date. The slap-stick antics ensue as he enlists the help of some of the other students from the class to exact his revenge.
If you are expecting the same sort of humor that director Todd Phillips delivered in Old School, you'll be left waiting for long stretches as I was. The laughs are in fact few and far between. The film is actually more of a light romantic comedy than anything else, which was unexpected. I found the funniest scenes to include Amanda's roommate played by the hilarious Sarah Silverman. Heder seems to continue to be cast as these nerdy individuals, talk about type-casting. Thornton has a knack for creating these sinister characters, but this one is a far cry from his Bad Santa. I give the film credit for having a nice romantic feel between Heder and Barrett. However, you'll keep waiting for the big laughs that you expect from the filmmakers and they never come, that's why this film disappointed me.
If you are expecting the same sort of humor that director Todd Phillips delivered in Old School, you'll be left waiting for long stretches as I was. The laughs are in fact few and far between. The film is actually more of a light romantic comedy than anything else, which was unexpected. I found the funniest scenes to include Amanda's roommate played by the hilarious Sarah Silverman. Heder seems to continue to be cast as these nerdy individuals, talk about type-casting. Thornton has a knack for creating these sinister characters, but this one is a far cry from his Bad Santa. I give the film credit for having a nice romantic feel between Heder and Barrett. However, you'll keep waiting for the big laughs that you expect from the filmmakers and they never come, that's why this film disappointed me.