Review of Hall Pass (2011) by Alexander_Fred — 16 Dec 2011
The movie succeeds in one area: the humor, despite being profane, juvenile, misogynistic, and somewhat disturbing at points, nonetheless hits the mark and leaves room for many thick and hearty laughs. On the other side, these moments of humor, though consistent, are surrounded by more dramatic moments, which become more tiresome than anything else.
Ultimately the contrast between the drama and the comedy does not work. The actors are incapable of truly dramatic acts and the point that the Farrelly Brothers attempts make falls to pieces and is almost unidentifiable amongest the sexual humor that pervades throughout.
If the script was better written and Wilson and Sudeikis were more than simple comedians, then maybe the film would have been able to take whatever point the Farrelly Brothers were trying to make and actually convey it to the audience.
But the truth of the matter is that this film shows us one thing and makes us believe with all out hearts. Owen Wilson needs to stick to comedy and purely comedy, nothing else. But in the end, when I think back to this film, the jokes still stick in my head and I ultimately have to call this a funny and decent movie.
This review of Hall Pass (2011) was written by Alexander_Fred on 16 Dec 2011.
Hall Pass has generally received mixed reviews.
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