Aside from Ferrell, Duvall and Ditka, the rest of the cast features a motley crew of children that range from adorable and funny to creepy, weird and funny. Strangely enough, they actually looked like a real recreation league soccer team and not like a group of kids who do commercial acting and catalog modeling for a living. My favorite kid and the one who will steal the most hearts in the film is Byong Sun. the adopted son of a lesbian couple played by Laura Kightlinger and Rachael Harris (both former Daily Show correspondents). Byong Sun is tiny, shy and just a scream with the few lines he has. The kid who plays Mark Avery, the team comedian, also has some good moments and stands out from the crowd.

While "Kicking and Screaming" is no "Elf" or "Anchorman," both of which had a lovable goofiness and odd sense of humor, it does have Ferrell giving it his all and making sure that every possible laugh is wrung out of what is kind of a cliched sports movie. **

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