Gerry Garner lives is overweight. His parents decide to send him to Camp Hope, a camp for overweight boys. The camp is owned by kindly Harvey Bushkin and his equally kind wife Alice Bushkin.
When the Bushkins file for bankruptcy the camp has to be sold, it is bought by Tony Perkis. Tony plans to force the campers to lose as much weight as they can, and he also intends to document the marathon shedding of weight and use it for an infomercial for his slenderising program.
In the eyes of the campers, Tony has made Camp Hope a living hell. As Gerry and counsellor Pat Finley lead the efforts to overthrow Tony, the campers prepare for the Apache Relay against arch rival Camp MVP.
The Apache Relay is a race in which Camp Hope has never defeated Camp MVP before.
Although there is nothing new going on here, its your typical rush release Disney film that is like most of the junk he cast eat, fun while it lasts but leaves you feeling a little empty after a short while.
The token children are there, as are the fat jokes, and of course the instructor who is a little too hard on the kids and has an accent which cannot be connected to any country and thus no upsetting anyone.
Stiller plays Goodman before Dodgeball, and if you've seen a Ben Stiller movie, you pretty much know what to expect, he's funny, but predictable.
So all in all, its a fun movie, but you will have a pressing sense of déjà Vu, as this has been done so many times before.
When the Bushkins file for bankruptcy the camp has to be sold, it is bought by Tony Perkis. Tony plans to force the campers to lose as much weight as they can, and he also intends to document the marathon shedding of weight and use it for an infomercial for his slenderising program.
In the eyes of the campers, Tony has made Camp Hope a living hell. As Gerry and counsellor Pat Finley lead the efforts to overthrow Tony, the campers prepare for the Apache Relay against arch rival Camp MVP.
The Apache Relay is a race in which Camp Hope has never defeated Camp MVP before.
Although there is nothing new going on here, its your typical rush release Disney film that is like most of the junk he cast eat, fun while it lasts but leaves you feeling a little empty after a short while.
The token children are there, as are the fat jokes, and of course the instructor who is a little too hard on the kids and has an accent which cannot be connected to any country and thus no upsetting anyone.
Stiller plays Goodman before Dodgeball, and if you've seen a Ben Stiller movie, you pretty much know what to expect, he's funny, but predictable.
So all in all, its a fun movie, but you will have a pressing sense of déjà Vu, as this has been done so many times before.