The Benchwarmers [TESTED • REPORT]

B+ for effort, C- for taste, A+ for nostalgia.

Beneath the fart jokes and the “Reggie Jackson is a giant hammer” bit, the movie has a weirdly sweet heart. It’s about the guys who were always picked last in gym class finally getting to be heroes. When Gus builds a new field for the nerdy kid at the end? That’s genuine. The Benchwarmers

“That movie is terrible.” I say: “Yeah. But did you laugh when the giant ‘Draft Dodgers’ team showed up in a monster truck?” B+ for effort, C- for taste, A+ for nostalgia

And guess what? It delivers.

Let’s be real. If you walked into The Benchwarmers expecting Citizen Kane , you were doing it wrong. You walked in expecting three grown men in ill-fitting little league uniforms, a giant steroid-fueled bully named Carlos, and a third act that involves a mechanical pitching machine set to “murder.” When Gus builds a new field for the nerdy kid at the end