It's not my fault, I swear. As a citizen of the United States, I don't have to take personal responsibility for anything, thank you very much. Yet somehow, I found myself furiously tapping my watch, willing it to go faster so this movie would just reach the end.
My main mistake, and I'm still actively trying to find somebody other than me to blame, was to think the presence of the delightful Leslie Mann indicated a pleasant cinematic experience was at hand. She has teamed up with hubby Judd Apatow and made some very funny movies. Now in my boundless ignorance, not having read all the details of cast and crew, I thought Mr. Apatow was also involved with this movie. Turns out I was wrong. Not only did he have no association with this movie, but his marriage to Leslie must be on the rocks. It's the only logical explanation. Otherwise, they'd have casually talked about her involvement in this project, he'd at least have looked over the script with professional curiosity, and then lovingly warned her it was a dud. There must be something seriously wrong in their household and it breaks my heart to think of the effect this will have on their kids.
The basic premise had promise, but that's it. The laughs were few and far between. The theater was eerily silent most of the time, meaning nobody else had any trouble containing their laughter, either. Maybe this was supposed to be a light-hearted drama, erroneously packaged as a comedy, but if so, it was still flat and lifeless. Was it a chick-flick, and as a male, I was outside the target audience? If that's the case, you certainly don't feature a bikini-clad Kate Upton jogging on the beach. Besides, my beloved wife, whose opinion I respect highly and is most certainly of the feminine persuasion, disliked this movie as much as I did.
My unsolicited advice? Skip it. And hope Leslie and Judd work things out so they can go back to looking out for each other again.
My main mistake, and I'm still actively trying to find somebody other than me to blame, was to think the presence of the delightful Leslie Mann indicated a pleasant cinematic experience was at hand. She has teamed up with hubby Judd Apatow and made some very funny movies. Now in my boundless ignorance, not having read all the details of cast and crew, I thought Mr. Apatow was also involved with this movie. Turns out I was wrong. Not only did he have no association with this movie, but his marriage to Leslie must be on the rocks. It's the only logical explanation. Otherwise, they'd have casually talked about her involvement in this project, he'd at least have looked over the script with professional curiosity, and then lovingly warned her it was a dud. There must be something seriously wrong in their household and it breaks my heart to think of the effect this will have on their kids.
The basic premise had promise, but that's it. The laughs were few and far between. The theater was eerily silent most of the time, meaning nobody else had any trouble containing their laughter, either. Maybe this was supposed to be a light-hearted drama, erroneously packaged as a comedy, but if so, it was still flat and lifeless. Was it a chick-flick, and as a male, I was outside the target audience? If that's the case, you certainly don't feature a bikini-clad Kate Upton jogging on the beach. Besides, my beloved wife, whose opinion I respect highly and is most certainly of the feminine persuasion, disliked this movie as much as I did.
My unsolicited advice? Skip it. And hope Leslie and Judd work things out so they can go back to looking out for each other again.