School For Scoundrels - 2006 Movie Review



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School For Scoundrels - 2006

Movie Reviews -- week of 9/25/2006

SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS

RATING
3 out of 4 Stars
CAST & CREW
Jon Heder, Billy Bob Thornton
THEATRICAL RELEASE
2006
MPAA RATING
PG-13
RUNTIME
1 hour(s), 40 minutes
RELEASE COMPANY
Weinstein Company
GENRE
Comedy

Review: To whom can wimpy men turn when they are fed up with getting proverbial sand kicked in their faces on a daily basis? Answer: Dr. P. (Billy Bob Thornton) And how do they learn of the top-secret classes offered by Dr. P and his faithful henchman, Lesher? From graduates, of course. The former wimps, now leading semi-normal lives pass on the word to prospective enrollees.

So, welcome to a world where the jellyfish go to the shark for advice. Enter Roger (Jon Heder of “Napoleon Dynamite” fame), a parking meter guy who is so socially backward he practically meets himself coming. Now, point him in the direction of Dr. P.’s class, sit back and enjoy meeting his new classmates, Walsh, who lives in his mom’s basement, Diego, a hen-pecked, abused husband, and a host of other equally nerdy guys.

A love triangle shapes the second half of the film as Roger’s love interest, Amanda (Jacinda Barrett) gets caught in the trap of the notorious Dr. P. Only Roger can spring her. That is, if he can rally his courage and his forces.

by Mary Morgan is a member of the St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Association.

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