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Movie: Role Models
Rated: R
Starring: Seann William Scott & Paul Rudd

Best friends Danny (Paul Rudd) and Wheeler (Seann William Scott) are salesmen going nowhere fast. When Danny tries to make himself feel better about his life by asking his longtime girlfriend to marry him, she refuses, and things go from bad to worse. Danny and Wheeler wreck a company truck and are left with two options from the court: go to jail or serve 150 community service hours at a local mentorship program, “Sturdy Wings.” When both opt for the community service, chaos ensues. Danny and Wheeler become mentors and are paired with two kids who make serving 150 hours seem like an eternity. Forced to spend time with these kids, put up with their antics or face jail time, Wheeler and Danny have no choice but to make it work!

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If you like movies like Napoleon Dynamite and Road Trip, you’ll appreciate this movie. This comedy had me laughing almost the entire time. A bit silly and over the top at times, this movie has a mediocre story line, but a small moral within it. Honestly, Ronnie (Bobb’e J. Thompson) the kid who makes Wheeler’s (Scott) life a living hell makes the movie as hilarious as it is with his crude and inappropriate behavior and language. With scenes involving fake sword fights with dramatic deaths (think Star Wars meets Dodgeball) this movie is definitely worth the trip to the theatre or at best a rental at your local video store. If you’re a comedy buff or not, this movie is sure to illicit a few laughs

Bank It or Yank It!

This section is a collection of book, music & movie reviews

Movie: Seven Pounds
Rated: PG-13
Starring: Will Smith & Rosario Dawson

After a life-altering car accident leaves seven dead including his wife, IRS agent Ben Thomas, (Will Smith) feels extremely guilty and is on the brink of insanity feeling he has nothing left to live for when he tries to gain redemption and solace by offering help and forever changing the lives of seven strangers.

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This is not one of Smith’s best films. The movie left much to be desired. The concept of the movie was good. I can appreciate a story about one who is trying to right wrongs by helping those in need. However, the movie began slow and never gained momentum. It seemed as if I spent the first 30 minutes or more of the movie confused and trying to figure out what was going on, and when I did finally catch on to what was going on, the plot became predictable and a little unbelievable. The only decent part of the movie was the anti-climactic end, when everything came full circle and the audience is (or at least I was) able to predict the ending of the movie. Although I am a big Will Smith fan, my advice would be to save the seven or eight bucks it cost to see the movie and wait until it’s released on video.