Though a movie with imaginary kingdoms, cursing 10-year-olds and a man dressed in a moose costume is simplistic and sarcastic at best, “Role Models” hits its intended target by providing nonstop laughs.

Paul Rudd plays main character Danny, whose disappointment with his mundane job leads to the downfall of his relationship with Beth (Elizabeth Banks). He portrays gloominess and a pessimistic attitude in an accurate and convincing way. Rudd delivers the character’s emotions powerfully, yet subtly, creating a believable character without going over the top, which would have been too much for the humorous film.

Wheeler (Seann William Scott), a party animal who pursues several different girls at once, provides a necessary contrast as Danny’s counterpart. His positive attitude emphasizes Danny’s discontented outlook on life.

The two best friends also work together selling energy drinks to high school students. One of their presentations takes a turn for the worst when they crash their truck (which is a hilarious play off of the awkwardly-shaped Red Bull cars) into a statue outside a school. The two screw-ups ultimately have to choose between spending 30 days in jail or 150 hours of community service. The latter seems to be the obvious choice until they realize what that entails.

Danny and Wheeler must join Sturdy Wings, a mentor program similar to Big Brother, Big Sister, to serve as sibling figures for two “little” sidekicks. The character development of the two “littles” and the adult language written into their scripts contributes to the movie’s never-ending humor.

Augie — Danny’s “little,” played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse of “Superbad” fame — is the stereotypical freak with awkward social skills and odd taste in clothing, like the cape he wears every day. What sets him apart from similar characters in TV shows — like Mincus in “Boy Meets World,” or Screech in “Saved by the Bell” — is his obsession with a “real life” fantasyland similar to Dungeons and Dragons. The audience can do little but laugh at the ridiculous nature of the game. Mintz-Plasse’s performance is convincing — Augie’s passion for the medieval fantasy game and his desire for friendship is tangible. But it is apparent that the actor might find it difficult to break away from the scrawny geek typecast he played as McLovin in “Superbad.” While it may not forward his career, Mintz-Plasse’s speech and appearance impeccably suit his characters in “Role Models” and “Superbad.”

Ronnie, the other “little,” is a prepubescent boy whose vocabulary consists mainly of curse words and sexual innuendos and is more than a handful. Some hilarious one-liners are written in Ronnie’s script, but some are offensive. The crude terms constantly streaming out of a 10-year-old boy’s mouth are disturbing and come off as rude and obnoxious. Still, it is effective for what the filmmakers are trying to accomplish, which is to give the audience something to laugh at when Wheeler struggles to keep Ronnie in line.

Though they may become annoyed by the repetitiveness of Danny’s negative attitude and Ronnie’s potty mouth, audiences will leave the theater satisfied with the cute, comical and worthwhile movie.

“Role Models” was written and directed by David Wain. It received three out of four stars.