Jababbitt

Little to redeem this completely unfunny attempt to define romance or commitment for the "hook-up" generation. Imagine the closing scene in Jerry Maguire and replace the lines "You complete me" or "You had me at Hello" with "F**k the sh*t out of me". Really. This is what passes for romance these days I guess. I have kids, I've watched marriages fail. I was ready to see the pain and humor in the challenges of keeping the passion alive while changing diapers. But this lazy, self-absorbed movie never gets past superficial, cynical character development. The writers' and director's guiding question seems to be "How do you make a marriage feel more like a one-night stand?" This so-called "romantic comedy" was neither.

My wife and I laughed our a**es off through this movie. Childish? Yes. Cheap jokes? By the score. Crude? Very. Subtle? As a fart in church. We loved watching some favorite (and some unfamiliar) stars not afraid to go after the cheap joke. Maybe it helps that we're old enough to have seen the original "Kentucky Fried Movie", but it was definitely an homage to the genre. Is it a genre worth "homaging"? .... Depends on your taste. After watching a string of pretentious, stupid, contemporary "comedies" this was refreshingly, shamelessly (or shamefully) funny. The home-schooling skit and Halle Berry making guacamole with her breast were worth it by themselves. If you don't like the first 10 minutes..... Turn it off. It won't get any better for you. Otherwise keep watching. Tomorrow you can rent Citizen Kane and restore your dignity.