I was very skeptical about this. A Comedy about a 40 year old man who via a loophole in the rules enter a spelling bee for kids. In fact, I only rented it as my local videostore has a deal with 3 films for the price of 2 and you get to keep them a week, and I wanted to see two other films.
I am not even a fan of Jason Bateman, though I do love Arrested Development but feel he is not as good in most other things he appears in.
And the premise felt a bit lame to be quite honest. But.... there was something really funny about watching JB being a total asshole towards kids, and mindfuck them into failure at the spelling contest. Like JB answering an overenthusiastic boy that Autofellatio is his favourite word, etc.
This strange low budget indie flick made me laugh harder then the last 20 or so Hollywood stoner comedies. It wasn't perfect or anything, but it proves that comedy can still be funny. So if you come across it, give it a chance. You might like it.
I am not even a fan of Jason Bateman, though I do love Arrested Development but feel he is not as good in most other things he appears in.
And the premise felt a bit lame to be quite honest. But.... there was something really funny about watching JB being a total asshole towards kids, and mindfuck them into failure at the spelling contest. Like JB answering an overenthusiastic boy that Autofellatio is his favourite word, etc.
This strange low budget indie flick made me laugh harder then the last 20 or so Hollywood stoner comedies. It wasn't perfect or anything, but it proves that comedy can still be funny. So if you come across it, give it a chance. You might like it.
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