It goes without saying that there are just way too many characters, and Duhamel doesn’t know what to do with them all, which goes back into what I was saying about how he doesn’t know how to manage the film’s chaos. She plays Duhamel’s character’s girlfriend, but other than that she has no real purpose in the film’s story. How do you do that to Johnny Drama and Shawn Spencer? Most heartbreaking of all is the almost total absence of Olivia Munn, who despite getting top billing, is only in the film for about 5 minutes.
Shepard also gets this very odd dramatic arc that feels like it’s a part of a totally different film altogether, while Dillon and Roday get the Rosencrantz & Guildenstern treatment. What blows my mind the most about this film is just how little of a focus there is on Shepard, Dillon, and Roday. Nick Swardson is the real scene stealer in the film though, which should come as no surprise because he’s hilarious in anything that he’s in.
While not a star making performance, he is very fun to watch, and he does have some of the better scenes. While he’s not a relative unknown or newcomer, it's admittedly an odd choice to have so much of the film focus on him, though I can’t say he isn’t good. Of all the people in this cast, Bakkedahl - whose name might not stand out the most - plays the biggest role. Besides Duhamel, the film features Nick Swardson, Dax Shepard, Kevin Dillon, James Roday, Dan Bakkedahl, and Olivia Munn! And while you might see some of those names and say to yourself, “Oh, they’re in this?” it doesn’t matter because mostly everyone is wasted. Even Josh Duhamel’s presence and performance is scaled back - and he’s the lead.
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Despite having so many familiar faces though, no one is ever utilized to their full potential. The only good thing I have to say about this film is that it’s well paced. Not only does it not try to do anything new, it has way too many stray and pointless plotlines that lead nowhere and add nothing to the overall story. What upset me the most about this film was just how boring it was. It absolutely borrows from so many other, better films, but that wasn’t my biggest problem with it. You don’t have to read the film’s plot to know that this film has been done before. Along the way, they discover new things about each other and rediscover the true meaning of friendship.
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After learning that that same friend has now fallen into a depression, the friends decide that making him compete in the games again might be the only way to help him get his groove back. some of the comedy falls flat, there are moments that made chuckle but other then that this movie has cast that couldve been used better and Id say that. The Buddy Games, as they’re referred to, used to be a yearly event where the main characters would each partake in a bunch of Jackass-influenced physical and mental challenges that is, until one of their own got into an accident. The film revolves around a group of friends who, after a five year hiatus, reunite to compete in their own version of the Olympics.
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