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If you liked American Pie and Superbad, then you'll love Role Models.

The film, like the abovementioned, is one of a rare breed of comedy - those that are hilarious from start to finish.

The bizarre plot has Wheeler (Seann William Scott) and Danny Donahue (Paul Rudd) as salesmen who travel to schools promoting an energy drink called Minotaur.

Danny has a particularly bad day at work, after breaking up with his girlfriend Beth (Elizabeth Banks), and crashes the Minotaur-mobile out the front of a school.

The two end up in court and are sentenced to community service at Sturdy Wings, a child mentor service, in lieu of jail time.

The head of Sturdy Wings, Gayle Sweeny (Jane Lynch), is a reformed addict with a seen-it-all-before attitude, who rambles on about her cocaine abuse and intolerance of ``bs''.

It's no surprise that the two teens Wheeler and Danny find themselves partnered with are the worst of the bunch - Wheeler with Ronnie (Bobb'e J. Thompson), a foul-mouthed, rebellious African-American kid and Danny with Augie (Christopher Mintz-Plasse aka McLovin' in Superbad), a nerdy teen obsessed with fantasy role-playing.

William Scott brings the same jock humour to Wheeler that he did with his infamous role of Stifler in the American Pie movies.

It's a role he's done before so he's perfectly cast as the womanising and partying Wheeler.

But what's different is William Scott doesn't have an equally stupid character in Rudd's Danny to bounce off.

Rudd, with his straight face, brings just the right amount of sass to balance out the laughs and it's a role in which he excels.

The pairing of William Scott and Rudd may seem odd but it's one that works. William Scott proves he can survive amongst a new crop of comedic actors, that include Mintz-Plasse and Rudd, who has graduated from playing funny husbands or friends to funny leading man.

It's neither a surprise that there's a wholesome message buried beneath the laughs and Wheeler and Danny come to enjoy spending time with their ``little brothers'' but the one-liners and the hilarious situations the duo find themselves in are not at all predictable.

Role Models is now showing at Greater Union Cinemas, Macarthur Square, Campbelltown and United Cinemas, Narellan Town Centre.

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Funny guys: Seann William Scott (left) and Paul Rudd are forced to mentor kids instead of going to jail in Role Models.
Funny guys: Seann William Scott (left) and Paul Rudd are forced to mentor kids instead of going to jail in Role Models.
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