When a nebbish English teacher (Charlie Day) crosses the angriest member of the high school faculty (Ice Cube), the titular event is on. Day spends the rest of the movie frantically trying to avoid the throw down. He can be very funny and does have moments, but more often his frenzied energy just comes off desperate. There are a few supporting characters who add most of the humor, but even so, the script isn’t especially funny. The best scene is when Ice Cube gets to utter the most famous line from his NWA days. NOTE: Stay thru the early credits for outtakes and thru all of them for an extended improv by Tracy Morgan.
(2 / 5)