Review of Wanderlust (2012) by Thedrauch — 21 Aug 2012
Wanderlust has moments where it works and is actually very funny, but those moments come inconsistently and, for most of the film, the rest of the bits fall short. The gag reel near the end is by far the best part of the movie (aside from a scene involving a stampede of nudists in slow-motion) and I can't help wishing the preceding hour-and-a-half had been similar.
All of the actors seem to be trying to sell zaniness for the sake of being zany rather than achieving genuine pathos and character development with a blend of raunch. Justin Theroux is surprisingly funny, but the rest of the characters and their bits don't feel funny enough to warrant their time in the movie.
All-in-all, Wanderlust is just a casual comedy that has some good gags but on the whole is far from a comedy classic.
This review of Wanderlust (2012) was written by Thedrauch on 21 Aug 2012.
Wanderlust has generally received mixed reviews.
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