I just saw a preview screening of this, and it met my expectations.
As far as the Judd Apatow inspired comedies go, this one's a little darker than usual, but still falls in the middle ground. It delivers some good repeat gags, and some snappy one liners. Many of the situations were easily predicted, but they still ended up being pretty entertaining. There were some very good sequences, particularly one involving weed cookies, and Bill Hader, who is by far the funniest part of the movie.
It's set in the mid eighties, but apart from a few shots of Madonna'd out girls, some 80's punk rockers and the song Amadeus over and over, you would hardly tell. Mega props to using so much Lou Reed though.
It was fun to watch, but I don't think I would pay to see it in theaters, luckily my screening was free. I'm sure it'll be playing during Comedy Central's daytime programming, and it'll be fun to watch then too.
As far as the Judd Apatow inspired comedies go, this one's a little darker than usual, but still falls in the middle ground. It delivers some good repeat gags, and some snappy one liners. Many of the situations were easily predicted, but they still ended up being pretty entertaining. There were some very good sequences, particularly one involving weed cookies, and Bill Hader, who is by far the funniest part of the movie.
It's set in the mid eighties, but apart from a few shots of Madonna'd out girls, some 80's punk rockers and the song Amadeus over and over, you would hardly tell. Mega props to using so much Lou Reed though.
It was fun to watch, but I don't think I would pay to see it in theaters, luckily my screening was free. I'm sure it'll be playing during Comedy Central's daytime programming, and it'll be fun to watch then too.