Headed out with Jim last night to go see "Stepbrothers".......initially. It was kind of supposed to be guys night for our Home Group guys but we were the only two who showed. On the way James made it known he was looking forward to seeing this movie probably about as much as I was keen to see "Titanic" back in the day. By the time we got to the cinema we had a little dilemma on our hands as several other options had been discussed, one being that we see "Mummy 3" instead. Obvious that neither of us would be happy seeing each others suggestion, we did what any 2 guys comfortable with each other would do- we saw our pick by ourselves (note: no two girls would ever do this. Ever. Too many feelings would be hurt). Here's my IMDB.com review.
With the lack of decent comedies coming out these days, and the "mailing it in" efforts of late of such screen giants as Stiller and Sandler, not much not featuring Will Ferrell grabs my attention. So when his latest movie came out, stamped with a hilarious premise, they had me hook,line and sinker.
"Stepbrothers" is the story of two losers (Ferrell and Reilly) who's lives living with their single parents is torn apart when their parents meet and marry, meaning they have to move in together. Initially they hate each other, but soon discover some similarities and form a bond. This is dashed though when their invasion on their parents lives cause them to separate. Can they get their parents back together and live together again? See it to find out.
Pretty crude at times,but that comes with the territory these days with Will movies. The thing I appreciate is he tries lots of quirky stuff, some of it fizzes and other bits are gold (see the fight with the kids,Billy Joel tribute band, the psychologist scenes, the name pronunciations etc). Some great costumes,often stealing the scenes eg the chewbacca mask. Ferrell and Reilly are great, with great support from Adam Scott as Derek. Not a comedy classic by any stretch, and dragged a fair bit in stretches when the comedy was dull, but some good moments.
I gave it a 6/10, which was interesting when reviewing the IMDB ratings
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0838283/ratings
Basically under 18 males gave it a 7.8, 18-29's gave it a 7.2 and the 30+'s gave it a 6.4, which is right in my demographic.
For the record, James and I caught up at the end any had a lovely dessert and chat at "The Pancake Kitchen". If anything, we're closer for the experience.
2 comments:
Another movie I was planning on seeing - the trailer looked good. Ferrell is very hit and miss though. Still I'm sure it was better than The Mummy 3
Definitely closer for the experience - united in disunity against a pair of aghast partners.
I'm still happy to have not seen Step Brothers, even though M3 was B grade! After Paul's post-movie review, I'm pretty sure I didn't miss out...
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