Review of Blackballed: The Bobby Dukes Story (2004) by Private U — 28 Dec 2007

Jill Watson: "Sam loves me, and Sam has always loved me, and you know that Sam was never actually dating me, but he remained celibate the entire time that we weren't together? He would write me notes that I wouldn't respond to because I was dedicated to Bobby, that would just say "I'm not fucking anyone... but you in my head". And I thought, after a while, how can I reject that?".

I had hopes this could be a classic mockumentary, and there are flashes of brilliance where the movie actually delivers on its potential. They mostly belong to Rob Heubel, as Dukes' rival Sam Brown. He is actually a riot. It's a performance (and character) that the rest of the flick can't live up to. Ed Helms has a funny little cameo as well. Even as someone who likes paintballing, this was fairly disappointing. Not near as funny as it could have, or should have been.