A very funny movie about a guy who just can't stop getting mad at the ridiculous world we find ourselves living in.
I laughed a fair bit throughout this movie, but those laughs lessened toward the end. The problem is that the three main characters are in the right throughout the movie, but the writers just didn't have the spines to see it through to the end.
Burr's character almost loses his home and family for refusing to fall for what turns out to be an embezzling fraudster. But when his wife loses her cool and it costs Burr a close friendship, he just has to accept it. The man is held accountable, the woman is not.
Woodbine's character knows what he wants. He wants a life free of marriage and kids. He even puts his money where his mouth is and gets a vasectomy. His younger girlfriend says she doesn't want kids or marriage, but somehow gets pregnant anyway. In the end, Woodbine just accepts the situation he wanted no part in and rolls over. The girl gets what she wants at the expense of him losing everything he wanted.
Cannavale is trapped in a horrible marriage. He reaches a point where he can see the exit. His awful wife gives him a choice to leave, but he just basically asks her to be nicer to him. Pathetic.
The last 30 minutes of this movie cancel out the genuinely smart and funny first hour.
Worth a watch but could have been so much better if the writers had stuck to their guns.
I laughed a fair bit throughout this movie, but those laughs lessened toward the end. The problem is that the three main characters are in the right throughout the movie, but the writers just didn't have the spines to see it through to the end.
Burr's character almost loses his home and family for refusing to fall for what turns out to be an embezzling fraudster. But when his wife loses her cool and it costs Burr a close friendship, he just has to accept it. The man is held accountable, the woman is not.
Woodbine's character knows what he wants. He wants a life free of marriage and kids. He even puts his money where his mouth is and gets a vasectomy. His younger girlfriend says she doesn't want kids or marriage, but somehow gets pregnant anyway. In the end, Woodbine just accepts the situation he wanted no part in and rolls over. The girl gets what she wants at the expense of him losing everything he wanted.
Cannavale is trapped in a horrible marriage. He reaches a point where he can see the exit. His awful wife gives him a choice to leave, but he just basically asks her to be nicer to him. Pathetic.
The last 30 minutes of this movie cancel out the genuinely smart and funny first hour.
Worth a watch but could have been so much better if the writers had stuck to their guns.