The Benchwarmers follows the story of three older guys who decide to form a little league team in order to avenge their failures as kids. It's a decent concept, but my real beef with this movie is everything except for the concept.
The script is only so-so, I felt like it relied way too much on nerd/jock stereotypes than it ought to. Character development was minimal and although it made me chuckle in a few places, it had a lot of room to improve.
My biggest problem with this movie is the acting. It's terrible. Even for a kids movie, the acting either seems forced or underdone. They deliver their lines like they're kids in a WB Mason commercial.
The plot is relatively simple, which is understandable given its intended age demographic. The humor also uses the same excuse and it would be better if the screenwriter at least used a little tiny bit of subtlety. It's riddled with jokes about farts and other subjects on the same level of maturity. It's rated PG-13, so I think it kind of fell into that dead zone where its rating prevented its intended audience from seeing it but was too immature for those who were allowed to watch it.
Overall: 1 out of four stars. It's directed by the same guy who directed Grown Ups 2 so you can expect the same level of complexity.
Reference scale:
Grown Ups < The Benchwarmers < Happy Gilmore
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