1 star (out of 5)
By R. Kurt Osenlund
For what feels like eons, it's hard to even pinpoint what “Hall Pass” is about. As Rick, a husband and father with car-salesman fashion sense, Owen Wilson is seen having inappropriate conversations with his young daughters, barely dodging the advances of the family's sexy babysitter (Alexandra Daddario) and skirting the simple responsibilities set forth by his genial wife, Maggie (Jenna Fischer). As Fred, Rick's best friend who instantly gives off a vague child-molester vibe, Jason Sudeikis is seen hitting on baristas and discussing the shock of post-marriage masturbation, while his wife, Grace (Christina Applegate), explains to onlookers the science of Fred's infatuation with turning and gawking at every passing lady's trunk of junk. With roughly 20 minutes down the tubes, all that's shown here are the generic, charmless antics of sex-obsessed man-boys caught in the throes of arrested development. And then reality hits: the generic, charmless antics of sex-obsessed man-boys caught in the throes of arrested development is precisely what this movie is about. Bummer.
1 comment:
The big problem with this film is not that not all the jokes are funny, that the drama element at the ends sort of ruins the outrageous comedy film the movie had going, but the fact that it's February and a movie like this is coming out. It's a strange complaint, but it must be stated, comedies like this are meant for the summer season or the fall season so that it has a bigger chance of making the top list of favorite comedies on critic's lists.
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