Like the title says, I guess it was funny. I mean, I laughed at several points, but I just could not get past how utterly superfluous the female journalist was.
I have a hard time imagining a Wall Street Journal journalist would spontanously chase a story about a group of adult men playing tag without even consulting her editor, (not uncommon in movies, I know). I kept looking for a good reason for her to be there, and it just never came! It was so obvious she was there for exposition, it was painful. And she stopped being exposition after they told her they play tag, and just became a random person tagging along! I concluded early on that she was Jerry's actual fianceé, sent to spy on the guys and get to know his friends, before betraying them at a crucial moment. When Leslie Bibb showed up I concluded that she was a hired actress, but no.
The female journalist was so bland that I kept waiting for SOMETHING to happen to her. I hate this trope but I would have almost prefered for her to become the love interest of one of the guys, but that didn't happen either. I didn't even get the feeling that she'd become friendly with the guys - heck, I don't even remember if she had a name!
It was a good movie that subverted some tropes and fell straight into a couple of others. I liked that the fianceé was supportive the way she was, and I'm glad that it had a more 'realistic' ending than a happily ever after where everyone got paired up, but I'm sorry, I just cannot get past that Wall Street Journal journalist!! I'm so confused about it that it's making me angry!
I have a hard time imagining a Wall Street Journal journalist would spontanously chase a story about a group of adult men playing tag without even consulting her editor, (not uncommon in movies, I know). I kept looking for a good reason for her to be there, and it just never came! It was so obvious she was there for exposition, it was painful. And she stopped being exposition after they told her they play tag, and just became a random person tagging along! I concluded early on that she was Jerry's actual fianceé, sent to spy on the guys and get to know his friends, before betraying them at a crucial moment. When Leslie Bibb showed up I concluded that she was a hired actress, but no.
The female journalist was so bland that I kept waiting for SOMETHING to happen to her. I hate this trope but I would have almost prefered for her to become the love interest of one of the guys, but that didn't happen either. I didn't even get the feeling that she'd become friendly with the guys - heck, I don't even remember if she had a name!
It was a good movie that subverted some tropes and fell straight into a couple of others. I liked that the fianceé was supportive the way she was, and I'm glad that it had a more 'realistic' ending than a happily ever after where everyone got paired up, but I'm sorry, I just cannot get past that Wall Street Journal journalist!! I'm so confused about it that it's making me angry!
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