Review of School for Scoundrels (2006) by Corey N — 05 Dec 2007

Roger, a beleaguered New York City meter maid, is plagued by anxiety.

And low self-esteem. In order to overcome his feelings of inadequacy,.

Roger enrolls in a top-secret confidence- building class taught by the.

Suavely underhanded Dr. P.

Aided by his assistant, Lesher, Dr. P uses unorthodox, often dangerous.

Methods, but he guarantees results: Employ his techniques and you will.

Unleash your inner lion. Surrounded by a band of misfit classmates -.

Walsh, who's dying to move out of mother's basement; Diego, a punching.

Bag for his hen-pecker of a wife; and Eli, a shy guy just looking for.

Female companionship - Roger's confidence grows and he makes his way to.

The head of the class, even finding the courage to ask out his longtime.

Crush, Amanda.

But Roger quickly discovers that star students have a way of.

Catapulting Dr. P's competitive side into high gear.

Soon enough, the teacher sets out to infiltrate and destroy Roger's.

Personal and professional life. Nothing is off limits for Dr. P, not.

Even the object of Roger's affection.

In order to show Amanda Dr. P's true colours, Roger must rally his new.

Friends and find a way to beat the master at his own game...

I wasn't really looking forward to this movie, as the critics lambasted.

It and i'm not Jon Heders biggest fan, but I was surprised at how much.

I actually laughed during the movie. Heder plays his usual nerdy self.

And uses it to good effect, but Thornton steals the show completely.

From everybody involved. he is razor sharp with his timing, and this.

Sort of role suits him down to a tee.

The twist at the end is obvious and it can be slow in places, but you.

Will have some fun whilst watching.

And Ben Stillers cameo is hilarious.