In the latest comedic outing from the Farrelly brothers (There’s Something About Mary), two men are given a week off from marriage to live out their sexual fantasies with other women, consequence free. Unfortunately, Hall Pass winds up being even dumber than it sounds.
Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Saturday Night Live's Jason Sudeikis) are both 40-something married men who have delusions that—were it not for their wives—they’d be able to sleep with all of the beautiful women they see around them. Sick and tired of their husbands’ ridiculous behavior, their wives (Jenna Fischer and Christina Applegate) give them a week off from marriage to do whatever they want.
The boys quickly learn that they are not quite the charismatic pick-up artists they had thought, and they spend most of the week having misguided misadventures in their quest for tail. Their wives—Maggie (Fischer) and Grace (Applegate)—however, have a considerably more successful week off.
While this film has a couple of good moments—and it’s nice to see Owen Wilson playing a normal guy for a change—it never figures out if it’s a raunchy buddy comedy or a romantic comedy with heart. Instead of committing to one or the other, it tries—miserably—to juggle the two.
The most disappointing part about Hall Pass is that, by all right, it could’ve been really funny. Like, The Hangover funny. In fact, it’s the perfect premise for a Hangover-esque buddy movie. Instead, it’s nothing more than a string of adolescent sex jokes made by 40-something year old boys who just never seem to have grown up.
There is an emotional undercurrent to the movie but it seems completely out of place, which also makes the film’s resolution borderline unbelievable.
3 of 10
I thought it was funny that the first place they decide to go to after their wives leave is Applebee’s. Is that really where older men think the action is?? Anyway this movie wasn't the best comedy but it did have its laugh out loud funny moment. I would say this is more of a movie that you would want to watch if you like a lot of toilet humor. As an employee of Dish Network I can tell you that this movie is only $.99 until July 17th. If toilet humor isn't really your thing there are a few other movies that are the same price. For the full list of movies on sale through Dish just visit http://bit.ly/mGsmUZ and check it out.
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