It's hard to know what to make of Role Models. After all, it stars Paul Rudd, who it's impossible to dislike in anything (seriously: impossible. Try it). But it also stars Seann William Scott, who has made an entire career out of being unlikeable and terrible in all sorts of things, from the American Pie movies to Southland Tales. With the conflicting preconceived notions, all a person has to rely on when judging this movie without seeing it is the trailer. And this one is actually pretty funny. I wanted to just hate it, because it's so easy to make fun of these buddy comedies right now. But then I found out Rudd helped write it, so I wanted to love it. And I sort of do. It's also from the same guys who brought us Stella, The State, and Wet Hot American Summer -- all of which are funny but sometimes try too hard. But when you add funny ladies Elizabeth Banks and Jane Lynch, Superbad's McLovin, and some legitimately funny kids, especially Bobb'e J. Thompson, you've got yourself a winning formula, Seann William Scott or not.

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