Since you already know, I detested Bridesmaids, you must not be surprised to hear I equally detested this?

Part of it was my fault, though: I went to this movie wanting to see a movie about someone like, say, Ben Wyatt, that sweet adorable man from Parks & Rec (played by Adam Scott, of course). I did not go to it wanting to see Adam Scott play a crass jerk. So basically I was bound to not be a fan based on my own expectations.

Yes, the dinner party scene was some wonderful writing and outstanding acting. But what resulted from that scene really should have been very different, in my opinion. So I do blame the movie for some of my disappointment. Heh.

I hate hate hate hate the crass response of the last line of the film so so so so much. Blech.

This whole “women can be crass too! SEE! SEE HOW CRASS WE CAN BE!” movement is SO not what I want to see at the movies. OR ANYWHERE. (And FYI unlike much of the world, I hate the boy versions of those movies just as much. Yuck.)

I believe this movie was shot a few years ago (2005?) but just released.

There were some decent performances but it’s a bit of a mess. Seemed like two (or even three) completely different movies all smushed into one. (For example, the mom’s dating storyline could easily have lifted right out of the movie.)

A lot of good actors in this movie but ultimately I thought it was a disappointment. And completely unrealistic that the visiting couple wouldn’t have left roughly 5 minutes into the movie. So basically the plot felt completely artificial and maintained their presence just for the sake of maintaining it (no movie without them stuck there).

Jodie Foster was incredibly shrill — my least favorite Foster performance. EVER.

A few great lines here and there but that dialogue could have been put to use in a much better film.

Waaaaay too sappy and sentimental for me. Also I found it very predictable.

I know the rest of the world went completely ga-ga for its nostalgia but it never drew me all the way in.

Tired. Been there / done that. Why does Mark Wahlberg even take a role like this one, at this point? Wouldn’t the script have felt very familiar, even to him?

I didn’t think this was very good.