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Arguably the best romantic comedy to be released recently has been the smart, witty "Two Weeks Notice" with the heretofore Queen and King of Romantic comedies: Sandra Bullock and Hugh Grant. Is "Failure to Launch" (a terrible title, by-the-way) and Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Mc Conaughey up to the level of Bullock and Grant? Yes and No. Yes in that both performers are dazzlingly beautiful and charming and very much fun to watch. And No in that the writing, pacing of "FTL" is no where near as intelligent and strong as "TWN." is With that said, Parker and Mc Conaughey as Tripp and as an extension Kathy Bates as Mc Conaughey's mother and Zooey Deschanel as Parker's loopy roommate are first rate which is a good thing as comedies often rise or fall on the brilliance or lack thereof of the supporting players. The premise of "FTL" is risky in that Parker's character, Paula basically makes men fall in love with and bond with her so that they will move out of their parent's house. But what happens to the men involved when they realize the ruse? Or more to the point when they realize that Paula's not really in love with them? These concerns are never really addressed properly and the film suffers for it. "Failure to Launch" is above average and saved from being a total disaster only by the winning performances of all the actors.Read full review
in·sip·id adj. 1) Lacking flavor or zest; not tasty. 2) Lacking qualities that excite, stimulate, or interest; dull. 3) "Failure to Launch" . I just sorta want to slap a few people silly for their participation in this shallow, stupid film! Sue (Kathy Bates) and Al (Terry Bradshaw) haven't the spines to tell their 37-year-old son Tripp (Matthew McConaughey) to take responsibility for himself and move out of their home. Instead, they do everything to enable him to stay on despite their complaints and commiserating with their middle-aged peers who also are whining wimps. Seems old Tripp wants to be a child all his life. He can't establish a meaningful relationship with a woman -- heck, he can't establish a meaningful relationship with himself! His parents hire Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker), a professional who specializes in building men's confidence and getting them to move out into the world on their own. She creates a whole romantic milieu for him -- and you can about imagine what happens in the end. Shallow begets shallow! In all fairness, I must say that I fast fowarded through the last quarter of this film just 'cause I couldn't stand it any longer but wanted to see if there was some -- any -- redeeming quality about it. There wasn't. Of course, if your ambition in life is to see about 30 seconds of Terry Bradshaw's bare behind bouncing around a room, then by all means, fritter away your money on this one.Read full review
Now this is a good movie. I love it. You laugh, relate to the parents, love the girl co star to death and her boyfriend is too cute. She is awesome. Matthew and Sarah are perfect for the parts and she is always a good actress and he a good actor. A movie should keep your attention but yet touch your senses and this one does. Did not dilike any part. It's a great movie. This movie is the kind you can watch over and over and not get tired of. I bought because I didn't want to rent. I wanted my own.
Great movie. Great deal.
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very good movie i like it thats why i purcased it
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