Role Models

• Comedy

A hilariously cynical comedy unfolds as two deeply flawed salesmen, reeling from personal setbacks and fueled by copious energy drinks, are forced into community service mentoring troubled children. This isn’t a simple redemption arc; it’s a brutally honest, and surprisingly heartwarming, collision between arrested development and genuine youthful vulnerability. The film distinguishes itself by embracing the awkwardness and immaturity of its leads, contrasting their pessimistic worldview with the earnest, if equally unconventional, passions of their young charges – specifically, a boy obsessed with live-action role-playing and a lonely girl navigating a difficult home life. Through disastrous camping trips and failed attempts at guidance, the protagonists unexpectedly confront their own arrested emotional growth, finding an unlikely connection to both the kids and to each other. The film’s humor doesn’t shy away from the messy realities of adulthood and adolescence, creating a uniquely relatable and surprisingly insightful portrait of finding connection in unexpected places.