Beer League (2006)

Netflix Synopsis: This laugh-out-loud sports comedy follows a motley squad of underdogs who’d rather perfect their beer-drinking skills than concentrate on improving their softball game. But when the league threatens to banish them because of their slacker attitude, underachiever Artie DeVanzo (Artie Lange) rallies his teammates and inspires them to new heights. The supporting cast includes Ralph Macchio, Anthony DeSando, Seymour Cassel and Laurie Metcalf.

Review: I should have known. I didn’t know exactly who Artie Lang (the leading actor) was but I’d heard he was a regular on Howard Stern’s radio show. I’m not a big fan of Howard Stern but I can stomach the jokes of a dumb sports movie once in a while so I gave this one a shot.

That assumes of course that the movie isn’t a foul flaming fountain of feces.

The movie was awful. The acting was sub par but not terrible. The jokes however fell flat over and over again. Usually the jokes were sexual in nature but boorish behavior and drug use littered this turd with a large helping of unfunny also. Fortunately, the plot was exceptionally thin, the characters all two-dimensional and the ending completely predictable.

This wasn’t the worst movie I’ve seen in the last six months. That honor probably goes to See No Evil.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

The Good -
There was a story.

The Bad -
The story wasn’t a good one,
The acting was sub par,
The jokes were flat and lame.

The Ugly -
After this movie I felt like I’d licked a used ashtray at last call.

Rating:

Submitted by: Brian 2/20/07