Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls

PG-13

Released Feb 5, 2019

1h 31m

Comedy

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A washed-up baseball player becomes an attorney. He gets a chance at redemption when his boss asks him to manage the company softball team in hopes of winning a championship.

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Jose T

The first film was hilarious, the second film was a perfect example of why there are too many sequels that should have never been made. This film is supposed to be funny, but it fails miserably, along with the fact that the script is atrocious, and the acting doesn't help either.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/17/23

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Yes it was kinda lame and predictable, but it still had its funny ball-breaking moments in this sequel with none of the original cast

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/13/23

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1.5/10. Trash. There is nothing funny about this movie. It's lazy in every sense, with an awful script, bottom-of-the-barrel performances, and stereotypes and sexual innuendo masquerading as jokes. Perhaps it's greatest feat is that, in comparison, it makes the original seem funny. Nobody said it better than protagonist Ben McGrath: "well, that was a bust."

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Genuinely the worst movie I've ever seen

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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I love the original film, so it was unfortunate to even see the title of this film. The first movie is stupid enough to be easy to live up to the expectations, but it's clearly made for the name. I was excited to at least see Chris Klein, Lochlyn Munro, and Jon Lovitz; to see the writer of "The Little Rascals" and "Liar Liar"; and the director of one episode of "Jessie"! I guess. Maybe not so much the last one. But anyway, the film wasn't even enjoyably bad. I found nothing funny or entertaining, but thankfully it flew by. Also, I think it's fair to note that this film, while being a waste of time and money, also seemed to perpetuate every movie cliche and stereotype imaginable. It tokenized everyone. The black gangster, the attractive radical feminist, the overly-optimistic middle eastern man, the burglar Mexican, the snappy gay man, the unreasonably bitchy ex-wife, etc. It just piled on unfunny stereotypes that are not only offensive and anti-progressive, but just plain lazy writing. It wasn't even done satirically or creatively. It was just bad and unnecessary, a synecdoche of the movie as a whole.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Not sure how I navigated to this on Netflix, but it seemed harmless enough. Wasn't horrible! I had some laughs while half paying attention. Wouldn't NOT recommend it. If you want something that'll pass the time and you'll find mildly enjoyable, check it out.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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Jonathan A. Rosenbaum

Director

Chris Klein

Ben McGrath

Jon Lovitz

Mel Carmichael

Chelsey Reist

Annie

Lochlyn Munro

Stenhouse

Garfield Wilson

Dopkins

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Brian Costello

Common Sense Media

Unfunny sequel has crass innuendo, stereotypes, language.

Rated: 1/5

Feb 5, 2019

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Brian Orndorf

Blu-ray.com

I was admittedly too kind to the 2006 effort all those years ago, but after sitting through a DOA follow-up, such lukewarm fandom has transformed into unexpected nostalgia.

Rated: D+

Jan 31, 2019

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Synopsis

A washed-up baseball player becomes an attorney. He gets a chance at redemption when his boss asks him to manage the company softball team in hopes of winning a championship.

Director: Jonathan A. Rosenbaum
Producer: Jonathan A. Rosenbaum
Screenwriter: Stephen Mazur
Distributor: Universal
Production Co: Universal 1440 Entertainment, Two 4 The Money Media
Rating: PG-13 (Language|Crude and Suggestive Content)
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 5, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 30, 2019
Runtime: 1h 31m

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