Lower Learning: I picked up this film in the US about 6 months ago mostly because it starred Rob Corddry, and I thought it could be funny. Then I made the mistake to check the rating on IMDB and I put it back on the shelf with other movies I need to watch. Well, I saw the trailer before another flick yesterday, and it looked fucking hilarious so I decided to watch it today and fucking hell I wasn’t disappointed, far from it actually. This film is just plain wrong. Corddry plays the principal of a school. He’s a crooked man, who bribes the parents and uses students as his personnal slaves and plans on getting the school shut down and leaving with the money. Then you’ve got Jason Biggs, the vice-principal who wants to save the school, with the help of Eva Longoria (who’s actually very decent in this flick). Honestly, I didn’t expect much from this film, but I was really laughing my ass off while watching it, especially when they put the kids in really awkward or fucked up situations. The real deal here is Will Sasso, who created an insane character as the crazy gym teacher who forces his tiny student to fight against the biggest girl in the school. Everything is overplayed and that’s what makes the movie so funny. Never do they try to underplay, it’s all over the top and I think that’s why it works well. Now, the script isn’t the strong point of this film but no one cares because you at least get to spend a good time enjoying a comedy that doesn’t originate from Appatow’s mold. This isn’t a revolution, this isn’t the best comedy I’ve seen in years, but it sure gave me my share of laughs, and I always enjoy seeing actors from the cast of shows such as “The Office” and “How I Met Your Mother” in movies, it just immediately brings me back to things I like.
