Review Tuesday - On DVD - Beer League (2006)

I've been a fan of the Howard Stern Radio Show for years and also a fan of the comedic stylings of Artie Lange ever since the joined it. I knew there was no way I could get the wife to see Beer League in the theaters so I waited (and waited and waited) and got it on DVD.

If you ever listened to Artie's stories on the Stern Show or in his stand-up you've probably heard about the stuff that this film. It's pretty much his life story but set in a year in the lives of guys on a slow-pitch softball team. The hookers, drugs, booze, and all around bad behavior are all in there.

The movie had brilliantly funny parts in it. But since I saw it after Artie attempted suicide, the movie actually made me more angry than anything else. The casual attitude taken by the cast regarding the abuse of drugs and alcohol is exactly the mindset that sent Artie swirling into his abyss of depression. But that has nothing to do with whether or not this movie is worth watching. Yes. It's funny. It's a bunch of New Jersey jerk-off stereotypes doing stupid things. Everyone in the cast is good at their part. It had a happy ending of sorts. I hope the story of Artie Lange's life does too.

More on IMDB:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0453453/