After seeing weeks of previews, I have been dying to see Role Models. Alas, opening weekend came and with a group of friends, I went to go check out yet another wacky comedy written by Ken Marino, David Wain, Paul Rudd, and Timothy Dowling. Having interviewed Marino in the past, I can tell you first-hand that he is such a down to earth, genuinely nice guy! With his close group of fellow artists, they continuously bring us funny flicks like The Ten, Diggers and many, many more…This go around, Paul Rudd plays Danny and Seann William Scott plays Wheeler, two mid-thirties guys who sell green energy drinks to middle to high school students while simultaneously giving an “anti-drug” speech. Wheeler wears a costume, Danny is the speaker and they drive around in a big truck with their logo obnoxiously spelled across the side. On one high school trip, Danny loses it! His girlfriend (played by Elizabeth Banks) dumps him because of his chronic bad attitude-he hates his job, he’s unhappy and he finally flips out, landing both himself and Wheeler in the legal hotseat.

Sentenced to 150 hours of community service at a mentorship program, Danny and Wheeler are forced into becoming a “Big” to a “Little” and that is where their lives begin to change. As I’m sure you’ve all seen on the previews, the star of the movie (in my opinion) is little Ronnie (played by Bobb’e J. Thompson). This kid is a riot! He curses, acts out, throws the race card around loosely, stirs up all kinds of controversy and is straight up, cool. And then…there’s the program’s director (played by Jane Lynch). Taking on the persona of an over-the-top recovering addict, Lynch NAILS this role. If you have ever met an addict who goes to three AA meetings a day, knows the big book by heart, uses “recovery” lines and phrases in everyday conversation, lacks a few chips upstairs and chronically talks about their addiction in an inappropriate way…then you know Lynch’s character. Excellent!

The list of great roles in Role Models goes on and on…Funny, delightful, nutty, and just downright fantastic, Role Models is a must-see!