Buddy Games

Name: Buddy Games
Genre: Comedy
Released: November 24, 2020
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 22
Cast: Dan Bakkedahl, Dax Shepard, Donna Benedicto, Elysia Rotaru, James Roday

2020

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Saban Films | Release Date (Streaming): November 24, 2020 | R

Starring: Dan Bakkedahl, Dax Shepard, Donna Benedicto, Elysia Rotaru, James Roday, Jensen Ackles, Josh Duhamel, Kevin Dillon, Linda Darlow, Lucie Guest, Marion Eisman, Neal McDonough, Nick Swardson, Olivia Munn

Summary: After six lifelong friends have a five year falling out, Bob (Josh Duhamel), aka “The Bobfather”, reunites his pals for the Buddy Games, an insane competition of absurd physical and mental challenges with the chance to win a $150,000 pot. Now all bets are off, as the determined dudes fight, claw, and party for the big bucks.

Director: Josh Duhamel

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 90 min

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Mick LaSalle

Nov 24, 2020

Vulgarity is fine when it’s pure and democratic. But when it’s mixed with sentiment, it feels false. That’s the problem with Buddy Games. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Nov 27, 2020

The result is yet another paean to arrested male adolescence that should be mandatory viewing in convents to prevent nuns from thinking of renouncing their vows of celibacy. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Nov 19, 2020

The script is slapdash and daft, and not in a good way. And you almost feel sorry for Swardson being forced to carry it and set the “teabagging” tone. But the viewer is the victim here. Read full review

Richard Roeper

Nov 24, 2020

You wouldn’t want to spend five minutes with these insufferably juvenile jerks, let alone an entire movie. Read full review

The Guardian Cath Clarke

Nov 27, 2020

Semen cocktails, broken testicles and dancefloor laxatives are among myriad reasons to avoid this grim grossout comedy. Read full review

Johnny Oleksinski

Nov 27, 2020

Talk about toxic masculinity — Buddy Games leaves you feeling dead inside. Read full review

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Kableman

Dec 17, 2020

Critics are paid to normalize the shuttering of great real life pieces such as the Buddy Games. Firstly, fictional films are as such! Just because you are too **** to go out in the woods and compete with others to ultimately call yourself the alpha does not mean that human nature has beenCritics are paid to normalize the shuttering of great real life pieces such as the Buddy Games. Firstly, fictional films are as such! Just because you are too **** to go out in the woods and compete with others to ultimately call yourself the alpha does not mean that human nature has been completely lost. I ask you all to rewatch the beginning minute of this film. Humans have been competing with each other to name themselves the ultimate for as long as there have been humans. Seems to me that people have lost their natural response to show who is the best. Of course we have seen the warning signs along the way. For example, in children's sports now, the slogan reads "Everyone is a winner!" I remember when you had to actually devote yourself to becoming a winner. Anyways, we all already know these things, soft as some of you are. Buddy Games was a great farce in the history of farces. What a genuinely humorous and likability to the normal Joe. The critics are simply haters who are trying to keep our minds from believing that we should portray any kind of personal creativity and enjoyment. This movie bring out the inner child more than Tag. HATERs have to have something to hate on! PLEASE CONTINUE TO RELEASE ORIGINAL CONTENT THAT EXPANDS OUR MINDS AND SHOWERS US WITH THE POWER OF PURE LAUGHTER! Ty all!… Expand

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Js27195

Dec 29, 2020

Hilarious feel good movie! Doesn't have all the "woke" crap in it to ruin it either.

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snorkiss

Jan 4, 2021

If you're having a beer with a buddy and you just wanna enjoy a dumb gross-out comedy without any of that irksome woke pandering guff, then this is your movie - 8 stars

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