Defiantly not Judd Apatow’s best work. Not by a long shot.
You know when you get into a fight and you start to get a headache? Ya, so by the end of this movie, I had a headache because of all the fighting. I wouldn’t have minded as much had it been balanced out with enough comedy, but that wasn’t the case. In my eyes, the movie was advertised as ‘the sort-of-sequel’ to Knocked Up, so it was fair to assume that this movie would be a comedy. But that’s not what I got. I wouldn’t even be able to tell you what genre I’d categorize this as.
Just before the 2 hour mark, I turned to my friend and said that this was a very long movie. Even at that point, I saw no end in sight because it seemed as if nothing was getting resolved. It doesn’t follow the typical movie scheme, so it was hard to tell where this movie was going. My friend pointed out that it probably seemed longer than it was (although it was long) because all the fights were repetitive. Even when a fight was semi-resolved, it would come up again. It was pretty much the same fight over and over again.
I was expecting this movie to be more centered around the family (the mom, dad and kids) and for it to have a small cameo by Seth Rogen and Katherine Heigl. Instead, I got a movie that was full of random characters that didn’t belong, which lead to random events/situations that didn’t need to be in the movie.
The weird thing is that I thought most of the comedy came from the secondary characters and their one-liners. That’s unfortunate because Paul Rudd is one of the funniest actors in Hollywood, but his character was kind of dull. He plays that role so well, and that’s pretty much the same role he’s played in every movie, but the screenplay for this movie wasn’t as good. The only other characters I actually really liked were Melissa McCarthy (as Catherine) and Chris O’Dowd (as Ronnie).
Overall, I would not recommend watching this movie. It didn’t have any memorable lines in the dialogue or moments that you would look back on and enjoy. It’s very unfortunate because I’m a fan of Judd Apatow. If this is any indication of what his movies to be will resemble, then I’m worried.
Last thing I want to mention is that if you do decide to see this movie, make sure to keep watching as the credits start to roll. If Apatow didn’t add that very last part, I would have left the movie a very grumpy person.
***SPOILER ALERT***
-It was annoying that both Pete and Debbie had issues with their dad’s. Near the end, when they both said that they’re not the ones with problems, it’s their fathers. That seemed like a cop-out; a simple ‘resolution’ to end the movie.
-There were a couple of awkward moments that didn’t need to happen (Pete asking Debbie to take a look at his ass and Debbie giving Pete head).
-It’s mentioned once by Debbie (Leslie Mann) that her and Pete (Paul Rudd) need to see a therapist. Further into the movie, when a fight is about to break out, Debbie states that the therapist told them not to argue, but to talk things out without taking shots at each other. That ‘argument’ had to be one of the dumbest parts of the movie.
-The storyline surrounding Sadi’s boy crush was unnecessary, but at the same time, McCarthy wouldn’t have been in it, and she was hilarious. I got the most laughs with her scenes.
-I love Jason Segel. I think he can be very funny and I love how his characters are never really characters; it just seems like he’s portraying himself (if that makes sense). I bring this up because I don’t think he should have been in this movie at all! There was absolutely no rhyme or reason for him to have a role… even a small one.
-Speaking of people who didn’t belong, I don’t think Megan Fox (as Desi) and Charlyne Yi (as Jodi) should have been in the movie. The whole situation with Debbie’s store and the theft of money was pointless (it turns out that Desi is an escort and Jodi is high as a kite). It had no place in the movie, other than having Megan Fox in the movie. Her role was completely unnecessary. I rolled my eyes during the scene in which Desi and Debbie go clubbing and run into NHL players.
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