In this new Lunch.com-exclusive review format, I'm focusing only on the things I thought were important without rambling on and filling in every blank. In brief, the winning formula here is important stuff minus the filler but with some added secret sauce for extra awesomeness. Squared. Owen Wilson is starting to look very old. How did he become famous again? I hope I don't look like that in my late 30s. It's like someone ripped off his skin, stretched it out and then reapplied … more
Star Rating: The simple fact is, I’m just not a fan of the Farrelly Brothers. I have to admit that right at the start so that you’ll understand why I didn’t like Hall Pass, their newest film, which I have no doubt their fans will find incredibly funny. To me, gross-out humor is a spectacle that exists for no reason other than to be itself. Rarely if ever does it contribute to what’s unfolding before our very eyes. By forcing an audience … more
It has been a decade since the Farrelly Brothers have made a comedy worth watching. After late-nineties hit Something About Mary the guys tried their hand at some PG-13 comedies to try and win over a younger audience. But as these boys mature so must their humor. So after a couple big whiffs the boys returns to where they belongs, to a theater where kids under 17 need to be accompanied by an adult. Your interest in this movie depends entirely on your attitudes … more