For me it's very simple; if a comedy can make me laugh or puts me into
a certain mood, it's a good and successful one. And this movie made me
laugh and put a smile on my face, for pretty much its entire duration.
It's a sort of happy-go-lucky type of comedy, in which its main
character is an extreme gullible person, who gets himself but also
mostly others in trouble because of that. He's just too sweet and
trustworthy for his own good, which also makes him a great comedy
character, who besides is very likable.
In essence this movie is also being a family drama, that however gets
delivered as a comedy. It ensures that the movie is always very light
and pleasant to watch and luckily doesn't ever get too serious or heavy
with any of its drama, though it very easily could had. It however also
lets its story be about nothing at times and the movie isn't always
going anywhere, or at least not fast or clear enough.
It's not the sort of comedy that attempts to make you laugh at every
sequences, with forced comedy but it's more a comedy of the subtle kind
that goes for a big smile, rather than a hard laugh. But having said
that, this movie did still make me laugh at times, with its dialog and
some of its situations. I guess that there is a something for everybody
to enjoy in this movie, no matter what you are looking for or expecting
from it.
Paul Rudd does a great job at, playing the main character. He normally
is a guy who gets secondary roles in comedies but with this movie he
shows that he is ready for the big work and can carry a comedy.
Basically every actor did a fine job in this movie and all play some
pretty solid characters, with a very distinctive personality. Lots of
the characters are being given their own storyline but the movie still
manages to feel like one big whole and it doesn't ever feel like the
movie linger too much around one particular storyline or characters.
It's really a very sweet and easy and pleasant to follow little comedy,
that keeps you entertained, despite its weaknesses.
7/10
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