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Eric D. Snider 2012-05-16 10:55:16

It's fun stuff, overall, inconsequential and fluffy and not too cheesy until the end.

Stephen Holden 2012-05-16 01:08:46

Set light years away from the real world, this tart, amusing piece of screwball fluff stars Matthew McConaughey as a 35-year-old who still lives with his parents.

shark-43 2012-05-05 15:06:38

When Animals Attack Bad Movies

I was stunned at how bad this movie was - so predictable, so lame andanother one of these Hollywood studio processed films where it doesn'teven seem like reality - like it is this parallel universe thatHollywood creates where people have jobs like boat brokers and parent,grown son interventionist! They all have names like Ace, Demo, Kit,Tripp and Captain!! We all knew EXACTLY what was going to happen theminute Sara Jessica Parker says "I never have sex with a client." Gee -wonder if she will with Matthew - er, sorry - Tripp...I also cantbelieve that the movie invested sooooo much time in a subplot wheresomeone wants to murder a mockingbird. Wow! That's funny! And obviouslythe studio found it hilarious whenever an animal attacks a human!Woo-hoo, that's some funny comedy - Billy Wilder could learn a thing ortwo from these fine filmmakers about what is truly funny. A chipmunkattacks, a dolphin attacks, a mockingbird bites the guy's nose like ina Goofy cartoon oh - and a lizard attacks - and after he does - theyshow him snickering - thus making the snickering lizard morethree-dimensional than any of the supporting characters. Plus, itreally was truly creepy what SJP's character tries to do - to "date"screwed-up, mainly lonely guys and make them think she likes them totry and get them to move out. The one other scene where they show her"working" - the guy is the typical fat, nerdy slob who quotes Star Warsand you watch her pretend to like him. Man! That is one creepy jobthere (almost as creepy as being a boat broker. I kid! I kid the boatbrokers and all the members of The Boat Brokering Association). Thismovie is just a mind-freeze - watch point A move to Point B and then toPoint C - now go home. The fact that this thing made TONS of money saysit all.

The-Office 2012-05-05 12:16:33

Laugh-Out-Loud Slapstick Comedy - made for BIG screen!

I highly recommend seeing this film on the big screen because seen withother movie-goers and on the large screen it's a riot. I don't know ifit would have the same effect if watched on the DVD at home alone. It'sa funny movie and the opening scenes are pretty predictable about hisdate finding out he lives with his parents and running out. But therest of the film takes you on a wild ride with twists and turns and isnot as predictable as you might think. I haven't laughed so hard and soreal and so loud since Hitch or My Big Fat Greek Wedding. Highlyrecommend this film if you want to escape life for a while, laugh yourheart out and leave the movie theater with a smile on your face.

2012-05-04 07:44:33

bleh

Matthew McConaughey is quite possibly the most annoyingly bad actor ever. This movie has a stupid story and even stupider comedy. Stay away.

2012-05-03 23:38:57

loed it

This review is from: Failure to Launch (Widescreen Special Collector's Edition) (DVD) I loved this movie. It pokes fun at a son who does not want to leave home. His dad and mom scheme to get him to move out, but it backfires on them.

2012-05-02 08:09:14

To Save a Mockingbird

Imagine my surprise when, about two-thirds of the way through Failure to Launch, I realized that my favorite scenes were those that didn't involve Matthew McConaughey and Sarah Jessica Parker (Tripp and Paula), the stars of the film. That doesn't mean that I wish an entire film had been made only of the costars, but only that I was less than enthused with the main story line.That's not a good thing.The premise is a flimsy one. Tripp is thirty-five, and still lives with his parents, Sue and Al, played well by Kathy Bates and a game Terry Bradshaw. Sue and Al fraternize with three other couples whose sons, preposterously, also live at home. That is, until one of those couples found Paula, a so-called professional interventionist, and paid her to charm their son and through a series of steps (none of which made much sense to me) Paula was able to get him to move out. Sue and Al fall for this crackpot gimmick, and hire Paula.Paula, we can tell, is doing well for herself. She lives in what looks like a large house with one roommate, and they both like to drink champagne - not just any, they drink non-vintage Bollinger. It's not the cheapest, and not the most expensive, but definitely well above the average person's "every-day champagne". (It retails for between $34.99 a bottle and $45.99.) The roommate (Kit, played beautifully by Zooey Deschanel) is obsessed with a mockingbird that won't stop singing outside of her window. This provides an interesting side-story, and definitely the biggest laughs.Tripp's two best friends also live with their parents, so Paula, it should seem, would be hard pressed for her plans to work with Tripp, but she doesn't seem to think so (nor do the filmmakers), so she moves forward with her multi-stepped plan. One part of her plan is to share an emotional moment, and on what seems like the third day of knowing him, she calls him, crying hysterically. She's at the vet, and claims that the dog on the table in front of them is her dog, and it's being put to sleep. Her performance is, I suppose, believable. Tripp thinks so. But here's my problem: what girl/guy would want to drag a guy/girl that they very much want to bond with into such a dramatic experience right away? Nobody wants to appear overemotional or needy, and that's exactly what Paula is risking. And that's a huge risk! But, it works. It shouldn't have, though. The Tripp we've been introduced to would have seen that as too much.It's all too much, really, and if not for her friend with the mockingbird, this movie wouldn't fare so well. But the mockingbird scene was funny, and the supporting cast gets good marks for being a bit more interesting than those they were supposed to support.So, 2½ rounded up to three for the supporting cast (and the mockingbird).

Brian Orndorf 2012-05-01 16:14:56

This is a bloated SNL sketch comedy film, complete with Terry Bradshaw nudity and a cast pausing for the audience to laugh.

rbverhoef 2012-04-29 14:11:49

Another failed romantic comedy, saved by being just that

I a getting tired of the over-confident characters Matthew McConaugheyplays. In 'How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days', 'Sahara', 'Two for the Money'and now 'Failure to Launch' we have seen this character. It kind ofworks in dramatic films, and when done right maybe in a romanticcomedy, but not when he has the face of McConaughey. In the end yousimply can't see why the female lead falls for this guy. Here it mayhave something to do with a personal tragedy, which means she feelssorry, not love.Sarah Jessica Parker is Paula. Her job is to date men who still livewith their parents, being a substitute care-taker. Therefore the menwill want to leave their parents to join her. Her latest client isTripp (McConaughey), hired by his parents (including Kathy Bates). Wealso meet two of his friends, also still living with their parents, andher roommate. She is Kit (Zooey Deschanel), the weird and mostinteresting character in this film.Since every romantic comedy as made in Hollywood needs the leadsunexpectedly falling in love, a crisis, in the end getting backtogether, and an interesting story involving the sidekicks. The crisis,since she is hired by the parents, is logical from the start, all ofthe rest happens too. The sidekicks story is funny enough, also dealingwith love, but the film throws in a bunch of animals as extrasidekicks. We have stupid sequences involving chipmunks, dolphins and amockingbird (well, that one kind of works). To fill time we have theguy stuff sequences including mountain biking, rock climbing and paintballing.Admittedly, I was able to smile from time to time and I was not bored.It delivers what it promises it will, so complaining seems wrong.Still, the film could have done without McConaughey and the timefilling sequences, and maybe the focus should have been on theDeschanel love story. I guess that would have meant a complete otherfilm. I think I might have enjoyed that one more.

Daniel M. Kimmel 2012-04-29 06:12:04

If you looked up the word 'fluff' in the dictionary, you shouldn't be surprised if it shows a poster for this romantic comedy...

2012-04-27 19:26:00

Failure to Launch

Failure to Launch is a great movie! I've watched this movie at least 4 times! Sarah Jessica Parker is hilarious! And Matthew, well...he's handsome and funny!! 5 star movie!

2012-04-27 06:31:49

Mindless, immature fluff

Wow. I am now 30 minutes into watching this "masterpiece" and I can barely stand it. The humor is juvenile; scenes are a random, disjointed mess; acting is flat. Horrid. This is a perfect example of a movie that has no substance trying to distract viewers with cutesy scenes. Thank god, I am watching it for free.

eschaeffer1 2012-04-21 00:41:55

How/why did this movie get made?!

SJP is typecast as Carrie Bradshaw in this awful movie, in which theinane characters condescend to the audience (Matthew, do we need to betold that a hand to the forehead in the shape of an "L" means"loser?"). Terry Bradshaw is the best part about this movie, and hemanages to get my only chuckle during a silly scene reminiscent ofKathy Bates' appearance in "About Schmidt." Poorly written, predictablestory, bad acting ... it's all here, complete with more productplacement than the Superbowl. The actors spew their lines out so fast,it seems that even they themselves are embarrassed by the writing. Mymovie-going companion said that she would have been disappointed evenif she had rented this at home; I would have been less disappointed. Atleast then I could have turned it off and gone to sleep. Save yourmoney -- it's a dud.

Randy Shulman 2012-04-20 09:19:43

When's the last time the tightly clenched buttcheeks of a former pro football star tickled your funnybone?

exiledinnj 2012-04-20 15:42:29

Remaindered

I always look in the $5 bin when in Walmart, but last week they had notonly that bargain hunter's treasure trove, but also a display of recentfilms for $3.98.....remaindered movies, if you will. This one wasthere. Wife Pam likes romantic comedies, and I do too if they are wellwritten and show some consistency. So I picked it up (along with aspecial edition "Catch Me If You Can" which I had to return since ithad a scratch that made it unplayable).We popped it in the other night, and I soon realized it was ano-glasses movie, meaning I would only have to watch the shapes moveabout. About fifteen minutes into the film I suggested that Trip andSJP would end up living with the parents. I was a little wrong aboutthat, but that device was used. After the first animal attack, I keptwaiting for the second and third shoe to drop and it did, at about halfhour intervals, probably to keep viewers interested. Didn't notice Tripheading for the doctor to get a tetanus shot after any of them, and Iwondered about his chance of serious injury when he fell off the wall.I noticed also the bandages came off mighty fast.Predictable is the word that sums up this film. The writers must haverealized this. Take the scene where Trip comes back to his parents'house to get some clothes. Rather than simply have Mom tell him howridiculous Dad is acting, walking about butt-naked, and then segueinginto a well-written fear that she does not know him anymore, we have towitness Dad in all his bare-ass glory before we can listen to Mom.SJP's friend is supposed to be comedic counterpoint, and I must admitthe other half of the bed laughed when she tried to buy a gun, and atthe efforts to revive the mockingbird but once again these scenes didlittle to forward a plot.Through it all I kept wishing we were watching Notting Hill, or any ofRichard Curtis' well written efforts at romantic comedy. Richard oftenhas Hugh Grant spouting similar lines, but they make sense. Here thewriters want to end this drivel but are clueless, so they remember TheTruman Show and have a group catharsis as all watch Trip and SJPreunite.For $3.98 it can stay on the shelf, but hidden away.

Matthew Turner 2012-04-19 17:23:05

As a romantic comedy this is very aptly titled, but it earns an extra star for Zooey Deschanel's bonkers performance. They should have made the film all about her.

dmalkire 2012-04-19 15:35:27

Mom and Dad try to get their son to move out by hiring a girlfriend

This was a very funny movie. It's about a 35 year old played by MatthewMcConaughey who still lives at home with his parents. His parents hireSarah Jessica Parker, who plays a counselor of sorts, to date him sohe'll want to move out. What starts out as a job soon develops intolove until one of McConaughey's pals catches Parker with anotherclient. This is very similar to "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" and"Hitch". Terry Bradshaw and Kathy Bates do OK as McConaughey's parents,but the real star here is Zooey Deschanel. She deserves a bestsupporting actress nod for her portrayal of Kit. She simply stole theshow. From the moment she is introduced she is off and running aboutbeing annoyed by a mocking bird that keeps her up at night. Thisculminates in 2 excellent scenes: the first in a sporting goods storewhere the diminutive Kit decides to try and buy a 12-guage shotgun andone shell to dispose of the bird. Saying any more would give this sceneaway and I don't want to spoil it for those who have not seen themovie. The second is where Kit and McConaughey's other pal (who, by theway, have begun a romance of their own) shoot the bird with a bb gunand then try to revive it. All in all, this was definitely worth goingto see.

Bruce Newman 2012-04-19 01:24:44

Tripp is such a stud that he has to beat women off with a stick. Or, rather, with his parents -- This isn't just idiotic, it's indefensible. It's also the picture's premise.

2012-04-10 23:58:15

Funny, cute, redundant plot

This review is from: Failure to Launch (Special Collector's Edition - Widescreen) (DVD) Cant help but love a romantic comedy. It salves the reality of life. Escapes even.yet, the plots lately only vary by the names, locations and hair color of the stars, which is making them too predictable.Enjoy anyway . I did.

2012-04-10 21:18:56

Light hearted romantic comedy

What is it is about:Trip is 30-something and still lives with his parents. His parents are ready for him to move out so they hire Paula to pretend to be his girlfriend to motivate him to move out. Of course Paula falls in love with Trip and before she can tell him the truth he finds out and dumps her. Will they finally get together? You have to watch to find out!What is good about it:The supporting cast especially Paula's roommate Kit are fantastic. Kit is crazy funny weird roommate whose scenes make the movie. Trip's two friends are also pretty funny and make the movie more amusing. What is bad about it:If you are looking for an original movie this is not it.The DVD:There weren't many extras. There was a making of documentary and some commentary but no outtakes or deleted scenes. Conclusion:This is your typical classic romantic comedy. If you like lighthearted romance, with some comedy thrown in this is your movie! There are a few funny scenes with animals which are pretty hilarious, and you will love the roommate or at least be amused by her. And the ending was pretty original. The movie keeps you entertained which is the point of some movies and it is enjoyable.