Dodgeball may be the worst film I’ve seen this year, and I’ve seen a few stinkers… Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! for example. The only thing saving it from entering the all-time worst list is Rip Torn.
Rip Torn, as mentioned, is passable, but he is so far ahead of his co-stars, it seems he shines. The 10-15 minutes where he struts his stuff is the only period of worth in this entire film. The grumpy old man with the gruff voice makes Stiller and Vaughn look like the washed-out never-weres they are.
What does Christine Taylor do in between bad Ben Stiller comedies? IMDb has nothing listed for her since Zoolander, and although she is not awful in Dodgeball, I can’t see this doing her career any good. Maybe she should have stuck with Brady Bunch sequels.
There is really nothing more I can say – this is a terrible film, just awful, with only Rip Torn to lift it up from a zero.