 A still from the movie  | Critic's Rating: **1/2 Cast: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate, Jenna Fischer Direction: Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly Genre: Comedy Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes Readers Rating: **1/2 |
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Slapstick humour that falls a bit flat
Story: Two bored and restless husbands, Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis, win a hall pass from their wives. Hall Pass, what's that? It is essentially a ticket to a week-long roller-coaster ride with random flings, with no questions asked, no strings attached. So far, so good. But what if the wives (Christina Applegate and Jenna Fischer) give themselves a hall pass too? Trouble in paradise.
Movie Review: The Farrelly brothers are back, but minus their fangs. Their trademark toilet humour which made films like There's Something About Mary and Stuck On You hearty laugh riots, does remain, but in a diluted form. The bumbling misadventures of the two husbands who are desperate for a bit on the side don't exactly set the screen on a hormonal rage. Nor does it have you rolling in the aisles. Both Owen and Jason make clumsy attempts to be unfaithful to their spouses who seem to be having a much better time, playing wild.
The brothers Farrelly can't seem to decide whether their heroes are cads or cool guys. And therein lies the problem with Hall Pass. It ain't funny. It ain't serious. Just somewhere in between.
Story: Two bored and restless husbands, Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis, win a hall pass from their wives. Hall Pass, what's that? It is essentially a ticket to a week-long roller-coaster ride with random flings, with no questions asked, no strings attached. So far, so good. But what if the wives (Christina Applegate and Jenna Fischer) give themselves a hall pass too? Trouble in paradise.
Movie Review: The Farrelly brothers are back, but minus their fangs. Their trademark toilet humour which made films like There's Something About Mary and Stuck On You hearty laugh riots, does remain, but in a diluted form. The bumbling misadventures of the two husbands who are desperate for a bit on the side don't exactly set the screen on a hormonal rage. Nor does it have you rolling in the aisles. Both Owen and Jason make clumsy attempts to be unfaithful to their spouses who seem to be having a much better time, playing wild.
The brothers Farrelly can't seem to decide whether their heroes are cads or cool guys. And therein lies the problem with Hall Pass. It ain't funny. It ain't serious. Just somewhere in between.
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