Review of Blockers (2018) by David O — 16 Apr 2018

Blockers is a refreshing and bold comedy that although adds to the formula of Seth Rogan's stoner comedies, does have a lot to say about family, women and youth today. Its downfall is its approach to throw any joke at the wall and see if it sticks, with a a whole variety of different comedy on display which ultimately does help to cater to everyone but can feel a bit too crazy for this down to earth story.

The plot and characters are its strength with the cast doing a great job of bringing the script to life with all cast members clearly giving their all and taking the material seriously. John Cena makes a fantastic comic debut while Ike Barinholtz continues to entertain and even move us, with a role that's very much a step up for him.

Leslie Mann seems to adopt the lead role more which works well as she and the two male leads are backed by fantastic younger leads. It has a lot of messages and story lines but to the films credit it does manage to wrap them all up.

Its themes are impressively placed, without seeming tacked on, with the comedy working best when its unexpected and working off the great dynamic of the adults.