1/15/2024 0 Comments Heart break![]() ![]() ![]() And that's another thing, there's no way this movie should have gone close to two hours. But I just don't think the film is built for the long haul. There's a lot of really talented comedic actors in this movie and they do give it their best shot. Do this and Lila would be a more despised villain than Hannibal Lecter. Hell, I know how Edward's annoyance at Lila would be more realistic, cast Rob Schneider as Lila instead of Malin Akerman. He's awful and I want to punch him in the dick. He can still work behind the camera, just not in front of it. I hate Rob and I wish he'd go away and never appeared in a movie ever again. Though those are two very different styles of annoying. Maybe my tolerance level is too high, but Lila wasn't as annoying as, say, Rob Schneider is in every movie he appears. Ben Stiller and Michelle Monaghan have great chemistry together, they were completely natural with one another, which is why I can buy into them as a couple, it was nothing to do with the actual scripting of Ed's and Lila's relationship. And that's what would have made the budding romance between Edward and Miranda a little more believable. They're certainly incompatible, but they're not incomparable to the point where it's completely irreparable. This made it a little difficult for me to buy the whole 'I can't be married to this woman, we're so incompatible' angle. Edward is out and about socializing with this woman (whom he really has a connection with) and her family. Lila spends about 75% of the movie cooped up in her hotel room. But the problem comes in the fact that, to me, there's not enough of these scenes of Lila tormenting Edward. And there's some good scenes with Lila tormenting Edward during their honeymoon. I like this concept, while not unique, of Edward marrying this woman, to keep her from leaving for a job that'll take her away from home for 2 years, coming to the realization that she is a pretty damn annoying person to be around with. I will say that the movie is fairly decent for its first stretch, like with Edward and Lila meeting and their relationship. That's actually wrong, there's some scenes here and there that made me laugh, but the rest just ends up feeling like a repeat of everything that the Farrelly brother had done prior to this point. And it wouldn't be such a big problem is the raunchy comedy was at least funny, which it isn't. ![]() When you have a movie that relies just on the raunch, with nothing else, that's when I have problems. It's not like it's super serious or complex, but they make the effort to make sure that the characters show growth as the film moves along. Say what you will about 21 Jump Street (and its sequels) but the leads are two very distinct people and there's actually some character progression in both of those films. But another thing I like is for the film to actually have characters. I like raunchy comedies when they're well-written and cast with talented actors. But I've always subscribed to, what might be to some, a very limited idea of what I like this genre to be. I've enjoyed my fair share of raunchy comedies throughout the years. ![]() Not that I think the film is much better as it is honestly. The film's entire essence would be completely negated by having it air in an extremely edited format (for both content and time, since the film runs almost two hours). If you guessed that this film has all five of those, then you would be correct. That means no cursing, no sex, no nudity and no pissing on someone's back and no pubic hairs. On cable TV, they have to cut out all the juicy, R-rated bits because the FCC would probably bust their ass or something. What I mean by that is the fact that this is very raunchy R-rated comedy. Like how does this movie air over regular cable? Not that I give a rat's ass whether it does or not. I mean like TBS, TNT or USA-type cable tv. Not paid cable like HBO, Showtime or Starz. I remember seeing parts of this movie one time on CABLE television. Rating: R (Language|Crude Humor|Scene of Drug Use Inv. Eddie sets out to woo Miranda and extricate himself from his wife's claws. He then meets Miranda (Michelle Monaghan) and is convinced she is his soul mate. But Eddie didn't realize that Lila is a shrew, and she reveals her true nature during their honeymoon. After a short fling with a beautiful woman named Lila (Malin Akerman) and at the urging of his friends and family, Eddie (Ben Stiller) proposes marriage. ![]()
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