The Package is a relatively brave film in its commitment to what is essentially a string of dick jokes. Unfortunately this is not enough to make a particularly interesting movie, stretching the jokes and the concept too much.
I do think there is a lot of comedic value in the earnest and sincere way a lot of the dialogue is delivered. The actors all rise to the challenge well and it could have come across incredibly cringe which it just about manages not to.
The runtime is kept thankfully short but even then as mentioned it does feel like the premise is stretched too much for a feature film.
There are some positives in the performances, which aren't great but are pretty solid. Geraldine Viswanathan and Daniel Doheny probably emerge as the two standouts but as a group they are all perfectly good.
So ultimately this film is fine. A few good laughs but it quickly gets old as the plot is very predictable and the comedy very one note. If you're looking for a quick late night comedy to give you a chuckle this will deliver, but don't go in expecting great things.
I do think there is a lot of comedic value in the earnest and sincere way a lot of the dialogue is delivered. The actors all rise to the challenge well and it could have come across incredibly cringe which it just about manages not to.
The runtime is kept thankfully short but even then as mentioned it does feel like the premise is stretched too much for a feature film.
There are some positives in the performances, which aren't great but are pretty solid. Geraldine Viswanathan and Daniel Doheny probably emerge as the two standouts but as a group they are all perfectly good.
So ultimately this film is fine. A few good laughs but it quickly gets old as the plot is very predictable and the comedy very one note. If you're looking for a quick late night comedy to give you a chuckle this will deliver, but don't go in expecting great things.