PG-13 | 2h 3m | Comedy | March 10, 2023
On paper it sounds like a sure-fire, totally-politically-incorrect comedy hit: Woody Harrelson starring; a Farrelly brother (“Kingpin,” “There’s Something About Mary”) directing; and a basketball team worth of mentally challenged players.
Maybe a pre-woke American culture, plus an early Farrelly brothers (meaning raunchy and completely shameless) version would have been truly hysterical. Now, it’s amazing that such a concept even made it out the door of a Hollywood studio.
Here’s what you’re wanting to know: Is it funny? Hmm… It’s cute. It’s also of course somewhat cringe-y. But mostly it’s not a bad movie to take children to and say, “See? Those are mentally disabled people, they’re okay.” Except for the girl with Down’s Syndrome dropping an f-bomb….