Directed by Nicholaus Goossen. Starring Allen Covert, Linda Cardellini, Nick Swardson, Doris Roberts, Joel Moore, Shirley Jones, Peter Dante, Jonah Hill, Kelvin Yu, Kevin Nealon, Shirley Knight, Jonathan Loughran. (R)
Guilty pleasure time: by any reasonable measure, this crude, lowbrow comedy should be a (wasted) waste of time, yet its stupidity frequently amuses and its shoddiness is appropriate, if not actually (gasp) a little endearing. Video game tester Covert gets kicked out by his landlord, shacks up with his grandma (Roberts) and her two elderly gal pals; meanwhile, his attention at work is torn between an arrogant weirdo "genius" (Moore) and a cute consultant (Cardellini) brought aboard to get the latest project completed on time. A blend of stoner humor, gaming references, puerile jokes, and bizarre non-sequiturs, it can be lazy and overly crass at times, but those attuned to its vulgar and half-baked slacker vibes should have a good time--it's actually one of the most agreeable comedies that Happy Madison Productions has delivered (and, no, Adam Sandler doesn't even show up for a cameo, though most of his regulars appear at least briefly). To anyone that ever has wanted to see the Partridge family mom play a randy floozie, your ship has come in.
64/100
Guilty pleasure time: by any reasonable measure, this crude, lowbrow comedy should be a (wasted) waste of time, yet its stupidity frequently amuses and its shoddiness is appropriate, if not actually (gasp) a little endearing. Video game tester Covert gets kicked out by his landlord, shacks up with his grandma (Roberts) and her two elderly gal pals; meanwhile, his attention at work is torn between an arrogant weirdo "genius" (Moore) and a cute consultant (Cardellini) brought aboard to get the latest project completed on time. A blend of stoner humor, gaming references, puerile jokes, and bizarre non-sequiturs, it can be lazy and overly crass at times, but those attuned to its vulgar and half-baked slacker vibes should have a good time--it's actually one of the most agreeable comedies that Happy Madison Productions has delivered (and, no, Adam Sandler doesn't even show up for a cameo, though most of his regulars appear at least briefly). To anyone that ever has wanted to see the Partridge family mom play a randy floozie, your ship has come in.
64/100