Post by StevePulaski on Jul 27, 2010 10:11:55 GMT -5
Rating: 3½/4 stars.
Any movie can make a guy laugh, but for a guy to think about that joke several more times and still laugh at it is an accomplishment (the joke is in the diner about the "Happy Waitress Special"). This has got to be one of the funniest films I've seen this year. It may even be better than The Hangover. And that's saying something.
Beer League is a movie that has a message that is something like "Who cares about the critics? Let's make a balls out comedy for middle age men who love softball, drinking, and friends." Which is why it's funny. It has a combination of stupid jokes, racist jokes, and some funny gay humor, that maybe offensive, but i'ts not meant to be taken personal. Nothing about this movie is supposed to be.
Artie DeVanzo (Lange) is a 35 year old low life, still living with his mother, and playing a loser softball team that cant be taken serious. After a recent argument with the opposing softball team, they must win the championship or find another league to play in. Along the way they uncover obstacles like the team's laziness and intoxications the way through. The team includes an Italian, a sports fanatic, a crazed lunatic who has home troubles, and the Karate Kid himself. So the team's got potential...kind of.
The whole humor stems from Artie Lange in this movie. He wrote, produced, and stars in the movie. He's the best and has some killer one liners. Not being an Artie Lange fan and having this be the first thing I watched with him in it I had no idea what I was expecting. The whole thing may be one slapstick, no point one liner after another, but the movie is full of slapstick induced, no point one liner after another that are hilarious. Which is why Beer League is in a league of its own.
Starring: Artie Lange, Ralph Macchio, Laurie Metcalf, and Anthony DeSando. Directed by: Frank Sebastiano.
Any movie can make a guy laugh, but for a guy to think about that joke several more times and still laugh at it is an accomplishment (the joke is in the diner about the "Happy Waitress Special"). This has got to be one of the funniest films I've seen this year. It may even be better than The Hangover. And that's saying something.
Beer League is a movie that has a message that is something like "Who cares about the critics? Let's make a balls out comedy for middle age men who love softball, drinking, and friends." Which is why it's funny. It has a combination of stupid jokes, racist jokes, and some funny gay humor, that maybe offensive, but i'ts not meant to be taken personal. Nothing about this movie is supposed to be.
Artie DeVanzo (Lange) is a 35 year old low life, still living with his mother, and playing a loser softball team that cant be taken serious. After a recent argument with the opposing softball team, they must win the championship or find another league to play in. Along the way they uncover obstacles like the team's laziness and intoxications the way through. The team includes an Italian, a sports fanatic, a crazed lunatic who has home troubles, and the Karate Kid himself. So the team's got potential...kind of.
The whole humor stems from Artie Lange in this movie. He wrote, produced, and stars in the movie. He's the best and has some killer one liners. Not being an Artie Lange fan and having this be the first thing I watched with him in it I had no idea what I was expecting. The whole thing may be one slapstick, no point one liner after another, but the movie is full of slapstick induced, no point one liner after another that are hilarious. Which is why Beer League is in a league of its own.
Starring: Artie Lange, Ralph Macchio, Laurie Metcalf, and Anthony DeSando. Directed by: Frank Sebastiano.