What a load of crap ... Whoever Mr Vain is that wrote and directed this feeble excuse for a comedy, he needs to go and get a job in Wal-Mart or something, cos that might be more within his capabilities Trying to remake The Hangover was pointless in the first place as several others have done it since, and lets be honest, the original was no classic itself Here we have inept acting ... A feeble script ... Attempts at gross out humour ... And all of it failing hopelessly due to no idea from the director, I was going to say regarding timing, but I've decided it is more a case of regarding anything But with a script this pathetically bad ( yes, it was also written by Mr Vain ) there would really be no hope for anyone And no its not so bad its good ... Just a complete waste of everybodys time
11 Reviews
In between the few jokes I wasn't laughing...
paul_haakonsen18 August 2013
"Mancation" was actually anything but funny, and I can say that I honestly didn't laugh a single time throughout the entire movie.
I should be said that director Frank Vain is trying to put together a comedy here, but it just failed miserably. The jokes were far between and when they were there, the punchlines were off and the comedy just wasn't there.
The story in "Mancation" is about Vince (played by Matt Kawczynski) who just have gotten married to the boss's daughter. Upon their wedding day he comes home and finds her in bed with the bridesmaid; it turns out that she is a lesbian, and has been so all throughout their relationship. Together with his brother Leo (played by Stephen Medvidick) and his two friends Brady (played by Joey Fatone) and Adam (played by Jake Matthews), Vince travels to Atlantic City to meet up with his high school sweetheart.
Right, storywise, then "Mancation" did have potential, just a shame that the storyline wasn't fully brought to justice given the bad jokes and lack of comedy throughout the entire movie. It should be said that the people cast for the various roles were actually doing good enough jobs, it was just the script that was working against them.
The only memorable scene in the entire movie is the controversy stand-off between Adam and Igor (played by Derek Lindeman). It wasn't actually funny, but it was so bizarre and disturbing that it stood out in an otherwise stale and irrelevant movie.
If you are looking for comedy, then your money would be better spent on something else. There really isn't much to come here for, truth be told.
I should be said that director Frank Vain is trying to put together a comedy here, but it just failed miserably. The jokes were far between and when they were there, the punchlines were off and the comedy just wasn't there.
The story in "Mancation" is about Vince (played by Matt Kawczynski) who just have gotten married to the boss's daughter. Upon their wedding day he comes home and finds her in bed with the bridesmaid; it turns out that she is a lesbian, and has been so all throughout their relationship. Together with his brother Leo (played by Stephen Medvidick) and his two friends Brady (played by Joey Fatone) and Adam (played by Jake Matthews), Vince travels to Atlantic City to meet up with his high school sweetheart.
Right, storywise, then "Mancation" did have potential, just a shame that the storyline wasn't fully brought to justice given the bad jokes and lack of comedy throughout the entire movie. It should be said that the people cast for the various roles were actually doing good enough jobs, it was just the script that was working against them.
The only memorable scene in the entire movie is the controversy stand-off between Adam and Igor (played by Derek Lindeman). It wasn't actually funny, but it was so bizarre and disturbing that it stood out in an otherwise stale and irrelevant movie.
If you are looking for comedy, then your money would be better spent on something else. There really isn't much to come here for, truth be told.
If Winnie Cooper is the headliner...
eldudereeno-jp16 December 2012
...then we might have a piece of crap here. It's a terribly difficult task to try to wrap your mind around the purpose of making this movie, and even more mind boggling is the cast. I mean Joey Fat One and a freshly dusted off thirty-something Winnie Cooper? Atlantic City as the crazy party scene?
I was hoping that it was one of those movies that are so bad that they are funny to watch, but it was actually trying to be quasi-dramatic. Joey Fatone has exactly three facial expressions and they are all really annoying to look at. The sad thing is that I think he tried really hard and worked tirelessly in front of a mirror to nail those confused puppy dog looks. I'm wondering what the hell happened to this guy anyway? Was this a slippery slope movie? Is this the bottom for Joey? You'd think Timberlake would throw him a bone and save him from this nonsense, but he took a left somewhere when Justin took a right. Now he's just a lost soul treading in the depths of the entertainment industry and if he's going to do porn he better get to fu@&ing fast because he is literally going to look like Ron Jeremy sooner than later and he just doesn't carry that kind of street cred in his repertoire that anyone with a sex drive is going to remember in ten years.
Danica oh Danica...Why did you do this to me? We are the same age and I had the biggest childhood crush on you from The Wonder Years and you just absolutely ruined everything. I wasn't even aware that you still acted. You and Fatone just popped up out of nowhere. You two just please go back to that place where you've been low key for all these years. This i just wrong on so many levels. And as hot as you turned out, my imagination had you so much hotter and that visual has been savagely ripped from my mind, so for that I will never be able to watch The Wonder Years again without an overwhelming feeling of shame clouding over me, mostly for you, not for me. You could have at least gave us some frontal nudity, maybe a shower scene for us jaded poor viewers who got dooped into watching this piece of crap.
To sum it up very nicely: The crazy guy wasn't really crazy; the cool guy wasn't cool; the weird guy was just corny; even Winnie and her rack were horrible. The comedy was non-existent.
If it wasn't for the porn star in the beginning and Winnie's bouncing breasts at the end, then I would give it one star. I'll throw in a star for each pair of nice breasts I saw in this movie, bringing the grand total to three, lousy, pathetic, heartless, soulless, lame, Fatonish, stars.
P.S. Those 2 positive reviews from Philadelphia are absolutely absurd and they deserve some kind of horrible tragedy in their lives to make everything right for that nonsense.
I was hoping that it was one of those movies that are so bad that they are funny to watch, but it was actually trying to be quasi-dramatic. Joey Fatone has exactly three facial expressions and they are all really annoying to look at. The sad thing is that I think he tried really hard and worked tirelessly in front of a mirror to nail those confused puppy dog looks. I'm wondering what the hell happened to this guy anyway? Was this a slippery slope movie? Is this the bottom for Joey? You'd think Timberlake would throw him a bone and save him from this nonsense, but he took a left somewhere when Justin took a right. Now he's just a lost soul treading in the depths of the entertainment industry and if he's going to do porn he better get to fu@&ing fast because he is literally going to look like Ron Jeremy sooner than later and he just doesn't carry that kind of street cred in his repertoire that anyone with a sex drive is going to remember in ten years.
Danica oh Danica...Why did you do this to me? We are the same age and I had the biggest childhood crush on you from The Wonder Years and you just absolutely ruined everything. I wasn't even aware that you still acted. You and Fatone just popped up out of nowhere. You two just please go back to that place where you've been low key for all these years. This i just wrong on so many levels. And as hot as you turned out, my imagination had you so much hotter and that visual has been savagely ripped from my mind, so for that I will never be able to watch The Wonder Years again without an overwhelming feeling of shame clouding over me, mostly for you, not for me. You could have at least gave us some frontal nudity, maybe a shower scene for us jaded poor viewers who got dooped into watching this piece of crap.
To sum it up very nicely: The crazy guy wasn't really crazy; the cool guy wasn't cool; the weird guy was just corny; even Winnie and her rack were horrible. The comedy was non-existent.
If it wasn't for the porn star in the beginning and Winnie's bouncing breasts at the end, then I would give it one star. I'll throw in a star for each pair of nice breasts I saw in this movie, bringing the grand total to three, lousy, pathetic, heartless, soulless, lame, Fatonish, stars.
P.S. Those 2 positive reviews from Philadelphia are absolutely absurd and they deserve some kind of horrible tragedy in their lives to make everything right for that nonsense.
Disgusting and Bgrade at the same time
dragonspit201127 October 2012
Warning: Spoilers
It worries me that anybody could watch this, clearly writers have a lot to answer for pumping out such trash. This didn't entertain me on any level and i will watch any genre, but come on people badly written, not funny and just wrong!!!!!. This movie should be rated R if a there are some things that should never go to print this is one of them,it is a re hash of a storyline told many times before and has been done soo much better in movies such as "The Hangover". Joey Fatone you poor bugger,how bad has it got after being in a world class group you have to stoop to this garbage, seriously you may as well go and start a porn company without the faeces. The movie is an attempt at cheap toilet humour, and by toilet humour i mean they scraped the bottom of the toilet and put it on film.
avoid
tymasx27 June 2014
I will not go into any specifics like a few reviewers. But this movie is NOT funny. And the controversial-off is ridiculous and bizarre. It totally killed a potentially decent movie. The obnoxious friend had potential to set up and do some great story telling, but went off into the wild west and went insane and lost it.
I did not see any "Comedy" in this film. A Romantic story gets beat up and trashed by idiotic story telling that makes no sense at all. I felt like I was watching a train wreck, I just couldn't stop, and was wondering would happen next in this masterful piece of s**t. I would not recommend this movie to a friend or anyone else.
I did not see any "Comedy" in this film. A Romantic story gets beat up and trashed by idiotic story telling that makes no sense at all. I felt like I was watching a train wreck, I just couldn't stop, and was wondering would happen next in this masterful piece of s**t. I would not recommend this movie to a friend or anyone else.
No laughs
fluffchop21 May 2021
This guy ruins his entire life to chase some hot hot "Danica McKellar" ass (If you know Family Guy you'll get the reference). Surely he should have known more about his wife before he married her. He said himself he was marrying into the business. So stick with that plan. I had half expected him to tell the Japanese the plan, which he did, but to then go and turn the company around for them and live happily ever after with his chosen chick. It's not well written to miss that obvious and rewarding feel good plot direction. It needed that sort of ending to boost the overall film. There's a featured review which is all lies that convinced me to give this movie a go. I can't believe how much worse it is than that review. The problem is that the "jokes" if you could call them that, are few and far between. It messes itself up with trying to have deep and meaningful romantic comedy undertones. It should be a completely debauched frat house style romp through depravity and degradation, in the wake of him finding out about his wife. It just doesn't play out very convincingly on any front.
Absolutely Hysterical
akwilliams062 October 2012
I saw this movie at a screening in Philadelphia. I laughed so hard my sides were sore the rest of the night. The audience roared through the whole movie. The best part about the screening was that it was a well diverse audience. Not just 20-35 year old males, a good mix of male and female. Some scenes had me laughing so hard I was crying.
The main stars were very good, the unknown actors made the movie. This movie starts out hysterical and just gets funnier as it progresses. Sometimes pushing the limits. This film has no redeeming social value, except that it will make you laugh at the ridiculousness and help you forget about the nonsense we deal with on a daily basis. Hanover move over,this is going to be the next cult film.
The main stars were very good, the unknown actors made the movie. This movie starts out hysterical and just gets funnier as it progresses. Sometimes pushing the limits. This film has no redeeming social value, except that it will make you laugh at the ridiculousness and help you forget about the nonsense we deal with on a daily basis. Hanover move over,this is going to be the next cult film.
Well worth the experience!
rich-d-511-27674025 October 2012
I thought the movie was entertaining and enjoyably funny. I had the pleasure of watching it with several dozen people. I knew about half of the people, the others were strangers. The laughter in the room grew louder and louder as the movie progressed. When the movie ended, the topic of conversation was the hilarious scenes depicted in the movie. Having shared laughter and engaging conversation about the movie, strangers became friends.
The known actors did a great job of fulfilling their roles. And the unknown actors performed as if they were seasoned pros. The movie accomplished what a good movie should accomplish and that was to provide entertainment that consumed your thoughts.
While extremely funny, the movie also has a plot that takes the viewers through twists and turns which result in surprise events. As with any comical show, viewing it with a group of friends rather than alone, will enhance the enjoyment.
The known actors did a great job of fulfilling their roles. And the unknown actors performed as if they were seasoned pros. The movie accomplished what a good movie should accomplish and that was to provide entertainment that consumed your thoughts.
While extremely funny, the movie also has a plot that takes the viewers through twists and turns which result in surprise events. As with any comical show, viewing it with a group of friends rather than alone, will enhance the enjoyment.
Mancation takes an interesting approach to a bromantic comedy in it's own original way and nails it!
chrsmray0926 March 2013
Mancation was great, good fun and enjoyable the whole way through. It was great seeing an independent film take on a bromantic comedy and successfully bring a lot of originality to the table. Although some of the humor tends to be "controversial", it's exactly what makes this film so great and hilarious. This movie not only held my attention throughout the entire duration of the film but had me to laughing out loud many times throughout. Despite previous reviews, I have to disagree and give this movie two thumbs up. Jake Matthews is hilarious, all the characters are enjoyable and everyone gives such a great performance. If your plans are to sit back, watch a fun and enjoyable film and laugh the 98 minutes of your time away then this is the movie for you! This flick takes an interesting approach to a well known genre and nails it! Mancation does South Jersey, Philadelphia and independent filmmaking proud!
I found it funny...
yomasemo2 January 2013
Perhaps because I don't suffer of a PC overload of guilt and pity, so I don't cringe at non-PC comments.
This movie is funny and does not try and be anything beyond that, there is no moral of the story here, it is what it is supposed to be, a lighthearted fun movie, something to have a good laugh, and a bit silly at times. If you want bleeding heart PC fluff then don't watch this movie, it is not for you.
For me this is a really fresh comedy in this day and age of washed-out oh-so-PC movies which are all so bland I want to scream to the heavens.
Can we have some more please sir?
This movie is funny and does not try and be anything beyond that, there is no moral of the story here, it is what it is supposed to be, a lighthearted fun movie, something to have a good laugh, and a bit silly at times. If you want bleeding heart PC fluff then don't watch this movie, it is not for you.
For me this is a really fresh comedy in this day and age of washed-out oh-so-PC movies which are all so bland I want to scream to the heavens.
Can we have some more please sir?
Bold, Controversial Fun
axnsmash4 May 2013
Warning: Spoilers
So many movies these days try to blow people away with huge budgets and crazy special FX. This movie doesn't seem to have a huge budget, but it has huge laughs! It's refreshing to see an indie movie have fun and dare to be bold and different. While some people have compared this movie to The Hangover, I feel it was similar in some ways but also tried to take its' own bold approach to the raunchy comedy. There was definitely a lot of things that I did not expect and have never seen in any movie before.
It has both Joey Fatone and Danica McKellar featured in ways that you would probably never imagine them, which alone makes the movie worth checking out. One thing I did not see coming though is that it's the other unknown actors that really make the movie. I found myself really siding with Jake Matthews' and Stephen Medvidick's characters as they get themselves into crazy situation after crazy situation, ultimately leading to an end scene that I can only describe as the craziest, most "controversial" and laugh out loud comedy I have seen in a while.
I didn't know what to I would get when I picked up this movie. But it turned out to be a fun ride that you should give a chance. It's probably safe to say that you will either Love or Hate this movie because of how far they go, but it's a solidly done low budget film.
It has both Joey Fatone and Danica McKellar featured in ways that you would probably never imagine them, which alone makes the movie worth checking out. One thing I did not see coming though is that it's the other unknown actors that really make the movie. I found myself really siding with Jake Matthews' and Stephen Medvidick's characters as they get themselves into crazy situation after crazy situation, ultimately leading to an end scene that I can only describe as the craziest, most "controversial" and laugh out loud comedy I have seen in a while.
I didn't know what to I would get when I picked up this movie. But it turned out to be a fun ride that you should give a chance. It's probably safe to say that you will either Love or Hate this movie because of how far they go, but it's a solidly done low budget film.
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