Screen_Blitz The Benchwarmers is about as dimwitted and sophomoric as you come to expect from a comedy produced by Adam Sandler. This movie marks yet another attempt by a comedic trio trying to garnish laughs through absent-minded humor ranging from fart jokes, to pee jokes, to seemingly nonstop slapstick gags that may have been funny when watching 'The Three Stooges' back in the 60s. Nowadays, those jokes just fall flat. Stepping the foot into the main roles are Rob Schneider and David Spade, allies of the Adam Sandler filmography, and Jon Heder, who gained popularity for his role in 'Napoleon Dynamite'. And if these actors prove anything here, it is that juvenile humor including jokes of the scatological category just aren't funny anymore, unless you are an elementary schooler where that humor is sadly still popular in that demographic. If there are any benefits raised from this slapdash comedic, it is that there are just a few laughs, but they come few and far in between. This film follows Gus (played by Rob Schneider), a man with a low-paying job and a wife named Liz (played by Molly Sims); not much else. After beating a group of kids who he witnesses bullying a poor little boy in a game of baseball, he and his friends Clark (played by Jon Heder), a paperboy, and Richie (played by David Spade), a video store clerk, form a baseball team and play in a tournament against Little League teams, and recruit a millionaire techno geek Mel (played by Jon Lovitz) as their coach. There are plenty of comedies with sports serving as the narrative core that manage to shower in some clever laughs and charm to invite moviegoers in for a good time. This movie is not one of them. The best time this film has to offer to shooting a few somewhat funny jokes once every fourth time the characters on the baseball field making fools out of themselves. The main problem is that these actors seem to have nothing better to do than to plunge deep into dull sophomore humor to the point where you feel like your brain cells slowly depleting as the movie goes on. It soon becomes a continuous and almost predictable streak of how many times Jon Heder's character bangs his head or whacks himself with the bat from just being plain silly. And for the lowest common denominator, several scenes of characters farting another character's face. Unless you are a child in elementary school, this comedic gimmick is just not funny. Arguably the actor who delivers the most laughs is Rob Schneider, and his delivery of goods come far and few in between. While this is not his worst role, it certainly isn't one to leave you cheering with laughter. The rest of the actors including Jon Heder and David Spade are given nothing valuable to work with other than to spit loads of obnoxious dialogue, while Nick Swardson is tasked with nothing but to act like a goofy man-child who has fear of being out in the sun each time he makes his way on screen. At the end, the story tries to win your heart by sporting a cheesy little message about the consequences of the bullying. It is a good one, but definitely not one many people haven't heard before. The Benchwarmers is a slapdash sports-themed comedy that suffers from an excess of dimwitted potty humor and dull slapstick gags. This film falls so short of comedic diamonds it willy likely to leave you checking the clock more often than investing your attention to the screen. If one were the edit out this movie and make an online clip consisting of the funny parts, they would be looking at around one minute. Now that is disappointing.

svclifton If you love baseball and you love immature yet funny movies then this is the perfect movie for you! The Benchwarmers is basically about 3 men who were grew up being bullied and decided to join little league to make up for missed opportunities in their childhood. The actors, Jon Heder, David Spade, and Rob Schneider are the perfect choice of actors for this movie with their incredibly funny skills and acting talent. This movie is also great because it teaches a life lesson; bullying is unnecessary and stupid. I can tell you this, I've seen this movie over ten times and I've never gotten bored of it! I just love how this movie has both adults and young children in it because it creates a perfect blend of stupidity and matureness. This movie might seem unrealistic, but it is definitely not a waste of time! There are so many aspects of this movie that make it so successful and hilarious.

calebchase This movie was awesome I have no idea why the reviews are so bad for this movie. Honestley I've seen this movie like 50 times and it never gets old! Rob Dave and Jon had amazing chemistry in this movie. I hope they make a sequel. It was very funny and inspiring at the same time. People just hate on this movie because they hate the actors. The acting was good the jokes were hilarious and it was original. I grew up with this movie and in the future I will keep watching it. (not all the time obviously) Rob Scheider is a great actor and people don't give him enough credit for what he does. Same with David Spade hes hilarious and deserves more than he gets. The funny thing is that Adam Sandler made this movie and most people do not know that.

cwheffernan This is quite possibly the worst movie I have never watched. I caught a few minutes of it on TV and realized I had more important things to do with my life. That's why I'm writing this short but informative review. The only thing you need to know about this movie is that Rob Scneider has never been funny. David Spade hasn't been funny since Chris Farley died. Jon Heder is Napoleon Dynamite. Napoleon Dynamite sucks. Don't watch this movie if you like baseball. Don't watch this movie if you like comedy. Don't watch this movie if you like yourself. Do watch this movie if your the densest person that you know. Do watch this movie if you need a lethal dose of the worst, made for comedy soundtrack that pop-punk has to offer. Seriously though watch it. Psych. Don't.