Name: Screenwise
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Screenwise Verdict

Let's be real: this movie is bad. Not 'so bad it's good' bad, just regular bad. With a 16% critic score and a 22 on Metacritic, this is one of those comedies that makes you wonder how it got made.

The premise—lifelong friends competing in absurd challenges—could have been heartwarming or at least funny, but by all accounts, it's neither. It's the kind of bro-comedy that peaked in 2005 and hasn't aged well even though it came out in 2019.

The 67% audience score is interesting—it suggests some people found it entertaining in a mindless way—but that gap between critics (16%) and audiences tells you everything: this is lowbrow humor that even fans of lowbrow humor mostly didn't love.

For parents: this is absolutely not for kids (17+), and even for older teens, there are approximately 10,000 better ways to spend 90 minutes. If your college-age kid wants to watch it with friends as background noise while scrolling their phones, fine, but don't expect anyone to actually pay attention or remember it afterward.

The WISE score reflects reality: this is neither wholesome, imaginative, safe for younger viewers, nor enriching. It's just... not good.

Age Fit

This is strictly adult content (17+) due to mature themes, and even then, it's really only for adults with a specific taste for low-brow humor. Most adults would be better served watching literally anything else.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

15

A comedy centered on crude physical challenges and absurd competitions between adult men. With a 16% critic score and R-rated content, this leans heavily into juvenile humor, likely featuring excessive drinking, crude behavior, and the kind of 'bro comedy' that doesn't model emotional maturity or healthy relationships. The premise of lifelong friends reuniting through extreme competition could have heart, but the execution appears to prioritize shock value over meaningful connection.

Imaginative

25

The concept of outlandish physical and mental challenges has some creative potential, but this appears to be a derivative entry in the 'dumb guys doing dumb things' genre. No notable creative talent attached, no awards recognition, and critically panned (16% RT, 22 Metacritic). The 'Buddy Games' competition format could spark imagination, but the execution seems to rely on shock and gross-out humor rather than genuine creativity or originality.

Safe

20

Common Sense Media rates this for 17+, indicating significant mature content. While we don't have explicit MPAA rating, the premise of 'absurd physical and mental challenges' combined with the low critical reception suggests likely crude humor, sexual content, excessive drinking, and potentially dangerous stunts that normalize risky behavior. This is not a movie where a parent wants their kid walking in unexpectedly. The 'party' element mentioned in the synopsis is a red flag for substance use content.

Enriching

10

With a 16% critic score, 22 Metacritic, and 4.8/10 on IMDb, this is critically considered a failure. The premise of friendship reunion has potential for meaningful themes about loyalty and forgiveness, but the execution appears to squander it on lowest-common-denominator humor. No evidence of skill-building, cognitive growth, or meaningful takeaways. The 67% audience score suggests some viewers found it entertaining in a turn-your-brain-off way, but that's about it. This is not enriching cinema.

Parent Info

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Why It Might Be Great

If you're nostalgic for early-2000s Jackass-style humor and have extremely low standards, this might scratch that itch
The 67% audience score suggests some viewers found mindless entertainment value in watching grown men do stupid things
Could serve as a cautionary tale about what happens when you greenlight a movie based solely on 'wouldn't it be funny if...'

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What to Watch For

Rated for 17+ with likely heavy drinking, drug use, sexual content, and dangerous stunts that shouldn't be replicated
Critically demolished (16% on RT, 22 on Metacritic)—this is genuinely considered a bad movie by professional standards
Crude humor and juvenile behavior masquerading as friendship; not the kind of male bonding you'd want to model
The kind of comedy that gives comedy a bad name

Conversation Starters

"Why do you think some movies show friendship through competition and pranks instead of actual emotional connection?"
"What makes something funny versus just being mean or gross?"
"If you were reuniting with old friends, what would be a more meaningful way to reconnect than extreme challenges?"

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