Maybe there is something wrong with me, but did ANYONE else absolutely hate this movie? I picked it up with a free rental at Hollywood Video and at about the hour mark was bored out of my mind. The fact that I sat through it for the final hour plus was in hindsight an absolutely terrible decision. What I'm trying to get is how the movie was so well reviewed (even made Roeper's top ten of 2005).
A little background. I'm in my mid-twenties, happily married with a toddler. Maybe that has warped my world view. The thing is, I don't even think I would have liked the movie back in high school. I saw it simply as one long joke without a punchline. The movie was predictable, ran very long in points (the waxing scene was painful...not because of the hair removal but of how many "Ohh man" lines were echoed by his friends and the stream of expletives from Carell).
I even like Steve Carell, he's great on "The Office", which is one of my favorite shows. I left this movie feeling like a few points of my IQ were lost, never to be reclaimed. The comedies I like are more intellectual and verbiose...not "shock" comedies or slap stick. Think more along the lines of "Clerks", "Chasing Amy", Monty Python, "High Fidelity", "Spinal Tap", and "The Producers". Those are in my top ten comedy lists.
Please tell me that someone else here agrees. Seeing the high ratings at IMDB (80% having gave it a seven or above) is terrible...considering I gave it a three, only because it wasn't the absolute worst movie I've ever seen (that nod goes to "Undercover Brother", which I had walked out of). Thoughts?
A little background. I'm in my mid-twenties, happily married with a toddler. Maybe that has warped my world view. The thing is, I don't even think I would have liked the movie back in high school. I saw it simply as one long joke without a punchline. The movie was predictable, ran very long in points (the waxing scene was painful...not because of the hair removal but of how many "Ohh man" lines were echoed by his friends and the stream of expletives from Carell).
I even like Steve Carell, he's great on "The Office", which is one of my favorite shows. I left this movie feeling like a few points of my IQ were lost, never to be reclaimed. The comedies I like are more intellectual and verbiose...not "shock" comedies or slap stick. Think more along the lines of "Clerks", "Chasing Amy", Monty Python, "High Fidelity", "Spinal Tap", and "The Producers". Those are in my top ten comedy lists.
Please tell me that someone else here agrees. Seeing the high ratings at IMDB (80% having gave it a seven or above) is terrible...considering I gave it a three, only because it wasn't the absolute worst movie I've ever seen (that nod goes to "Undercover Brother", which I had walked out of). Thoughts?
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