Review of Ted (2012) by Midlands M — 19 Oct 2013
With the joint successes of Family Guy, American Dad and The Cleveland Show, creator Seth MacFarlane turns his comedy skills from those small TV triumphs into a big screen sensation in this modern fairy tale of a boy who grows old with his talking ted.
From an hilarious prologue (with suitable voiceover from MacFarlane regular Patrick Stewart) which shows how Ted goes through adolescence with protagonist Mark Wahlberg (demonstrating his funny acting chops honed on The Other Guys and to a lesser extent, The Departed), through to x-rated sight gags, pratfalls and witty word play, the film is the funniest to hit the screen all year.
Fans of the aforementioned telly shows will lap this up as well as hopefully convert a few more to the church of MacFarlane and although rude, crude and sometimes nude (the Garfield joke is a mischievous highlight), this simple story of a boy and his bear has its heart in the right place.
A barrel of belly laughs to boot, the movie is self-deprecating with a great support cast of Family Guy actors including Mila Kunis & Patrick Warburton as well as Giovanni Ribisi doing his usual bat-shit crazy routine.
8/10 Midlands Movies Mike.
This review of Ted (2012) was written by Midlands M on 19 Oct 2013.
Ted has generally received positive reviews.
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