The Long Weekend (2005) User Reviews

It's definitely a bizarre sex comedy!

[mario_c · 6/10 · 29 March 2007]

It's a typical teenage sex comedy film, except in one detail: it mixes to the plot, since the beginning until the end, some weird (sometimes extreme bizarre!) short videotape films (kind of "candid-camera") showing, mainly, animals doing the most absurd and odd things related to sex (animal sex)! This movie turns extremely bizarre and unique because of that… Who had such idea?! That's completely crazy!

Apart of that unusual "detail", it's just a "normal" teenage sex comedy that begins to be very funny, hilarious at parts, but which doesn't end so good… The ending could have been clearly better, because the last ten minutes have almost no fun and don't bring anything new to this genre. It's just a too predictable and conventional ending.

So, the "innovation" of this movie was actuality the odd "detail" of the short "candid-camera" films mixed in the plot!

Can't call it a blockbuster!

[FundeMentaL · 6/10 · 3 October 2005]

Well what can I say, if you're going to watch this and you're really into a great epic you'll be disappointed. But if you hold in mind that this came from the makers from American Pie you know what's coming to you.

It's a shame Chris Klein hasn't have his chance to shine on his own because he really isn't a bad actor, he's just getting deals to sh*tty movies I guess.

About the movie, story isn't that deep. Jokes are many based on sex and farts but it's a good movie to kill a rainy Sunday evening with.

The outtakes were the best in my opinion so don't walk raging out of cinema just yet..

The Review From The Guy That Like This Genre of Movie

[Mr_Sensitive · 5/10 · 4 November 2006]

I didn't expect anything much from this movie but the trailer look pretty good and I love this kind of genre of movie, all that leads me to watch it. And despite I do get some laugh I did quite enjoy it as much as I could.

Brief: Ed the lonely man was dump a year earlier and never was able to get over it; and now his boss gives him an ultimatum - if he could not come up with brilliant ad campaign his ass is history. He was given the time of two day to do so unfortunately his brother have other agenda for him this weekend, to get Ed to finally get laid and move on.

Okay, I didn't find the film to be terrible or anything but I wish they should have polish the script a little more and add something new to the movie of this type. The story is same old as one would have known. The good thing about the movie is real life footages, which help the movie in great way with originality and humor.

The casting of the movie seem to be the best part of the movie with Brendan Fehr as little loser kind of brother and Chris Klein as a womanizer elder brother, both of them give a fairly good acting but it seem Chris might have gone over board with his enthusiasm. And the women in the movie aren't that bad looking.

Advise: If you do not like toilet humor, I wouldn't advise you to see it. And if you do, you probably know that these movies mostly involve sex and nothing else, therefore I will not talk about how were the directing, lighting, and cinematography etc. Just tried to relax and enjoy the movie lightly.

Reason To Watch: Series of Real Life Footage, Brendan Make Pretty Convincing Loser.

Reason Not To: Not As Funny As It Suppose To Be, The Story Ain't That Good.

Recommendation: Yes, But Only Worth Enough For If It On Cable Itself.

Rating: 5.5/10 (Grade: D+).

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Overexceeded my expectations of a crass movie by being so crass it was bright and funny

[johno-21 · 7/10 · 3 February 2006]

I saw this at the 2006 Palm Springs International Film Festival. I don't know how they let this sneak into the festival but it somehow got accepted and was one of the weekend late night screenings. I normally would have passed on a film like this but it was a late night showing and I like going to the late night screenings so what the heck. Barely had the opening credits ended and people were already walking out on it. I thought, wow, if people think this is so distasteful that they are were walking out already I need to see this through. This was actually a nice relief from a lot of the heavy and somber art films I had been seeing. This is a movie not a film. It's tasteless, crass, sophomoric and relies on bathroom humor and sex jokes. And it's pretty funny too. This is so intentionally over the top that it's quite fun. Cooper and Ed are both funny and charming. The characters they meet throughout the film, people who are on screen for just a minute or so, are more interesting and have more character development than many characters in sophisticated serious movies. I definitely wouldn't recommend this to just anyone but I wouldn't mind seeing it again. I'd give this a 7.0 out of a possible 10.

Piece of crap if ever I saw one

[Superunknovvn · 3/10 · 6 November 2006]

Let me just make clear from the start why this movie gets 3/10 stars from me. 1 out of 10 stars would be a movie by people without any knowledge of making movies at all and/or with inhuman content. 2/10 stars is a movie that was made professionally but without anything good or interesting about it. So, technically "The Long Weekend" should be in that category, but let's say Chris Klein's acceptable performance saved it from that rating.

Klein is just about bearable, which can't be said about the rest of this movie. Here's a short guide for aspiring makers of comedies: Tits, fart jokes, sperm or anything vulgar does not automatically equal funny. In fact, most of the time it's the opposite. The makers of "The Long Weekend" don't seem to understand that. They explore every dick joke no matter how predictable and disgusting it is. Actually, that's the best way to describe this movie: predictable, disgusting and let's add incredibly boring to that list of adjectives. The only thing remotely original about this piece of crap are the many blooper videos that are cut in from time to time. No, that's not enough to justify the making of this disaster. Not even close. Consider yourself degenerated if you think this movie is funny!

Fart Joke The Movie

[p-stepien · 3/10 · 15 March 2010]

Don't be fooled by some of the posters. This movie does have a plot! Boy loves to make home movies. Boy becomes man. Man has woman. Woman eats best friend's cum and films it. Man finds woman and friend. Man throws away camera. Now man can't get laid. Because man can't get laid man loses creativity and will lose job. Brother vows to help man get laid. Brother gets laid, man ends up in prison... and almost gets laid. People fart. A lot.

The two leads are likable and as in any decent fart 'n sex movie there are loads of pretty chicks. Some do gross stuff. Others look at man doing gross stuff. Insert the odd joke. More often than not the jokes are lame, pathetic and just disgusting.

Must admit I did chuckle a few times and laughed out loud at least once. The best part in the movie are the unrated home bloopers, but not all of them are fun to watch. Some should just be deleted permanently from this world. All in all an OK watch, but the movie is plain bad by any movie standards. Still can be a guilty pleasure and will probably sell with testosterone booming youth.

the sexy brothers Grimm!!

[boss_tonny · 7/10 · 23 June 2006]

having nothing to do on a Friday night and all of a sudden remembered of the thought of mine to watch long weekend as it looked funny(the cover at the video store). the plot was fine and the flow was natural. from the beginning it looked like a new line story for the funny home tapes. bet the producer went thru all the funny and nasty videos they could find. at last a sexy comedy NOT from high school. the actors was fine and Cobie Smulders was great on her little part.

now the bad parts of the story, they didn't really show coops early life nor his career in that one year, and funny how much he got from the modeling to afford stuffs he use and spend. well thats not the major thing about a comedy and over all it was great. i wonder why it is still below 5?

!don't do it!

[widzi · 3/10 · 12 October 2005]

This movie, as was to be expected isn't really great. Even though it's just another comedy focussing on sex jokes it doesn't even make it in that category.

I don't think it should be compared to American Pie, it's jokes just aren't funny, at all. It's full of homevideo shots of people getting slapped in the face etc. that have to do with the story. It didn't help that once the movie started with a montage of some of these clips 50% of the audience behind me started laughing hysterically. I don't think I've ever heard people laughing so hard. I'm seriously wondering if they were paid to be there.

They didn't make the experience more enjoyable though, although it did make me smile sometimes when ten people behind me were kicking the ground every time someone toppled over. It was really ridiculous.

Anyway, I didn't expect much out of 'The Long Weekend' and I viewed it the way it wants to be viewed, a simple sex comedy. But I still think it's not worth watching it. Or at least paying to go see it at the movies. Of course I saw it at a sneak preview so I can honestly say I didn't know what I was in for.

If you're gonna watch it, make sure you're extremely bored and don't have anything else to do, I guess it can be entertaining under those circumstances.

Funny SEX Comedy

[GregFOX201 · 8/10 · 29 November 2005]

While the main drawing card of this movie seems to be the assortment of raunchy sex gags and I'll admit they do make you laugh (I actually laughed so hard at one point I spit out a mouth full of pop). But what really helps this movie is the likability and earnestness of the two guys. You can't help but sympathize with Ed and everyone's has a friend who is something like the Cooper character.

The plot mainly deals with Cooper and Ed's "quest" for sex over one long weekend. That is all it is, and all it was ever billed to be. And it goes over great. I admit, I was not too excited about it at first but now I am glad I saw it. If you don't like raunchy stories who flaunt sex jokes shamelessly, and if you didn't like Porky's or Fast Times at Ridgemont High, or American Pie don't go see it. Otherwise, go see it and laugh your *ss off.

Any guy will appreciate The Long Weekend full tilt, and girls will realize just what hoops guys jump through in order to get their attention, let alone in their pants.

What added to The Long Weekend is that I liked both the characters. I didn't know Chris Klein could act until I saw this film, this is the first time he's stepped out of his usual character and I have to say he steals the show. I was glad that they didn't make them the stereotype one nice one sleazy Ed ain't perfect and Cooper isn't all bad. The brothers have some genuine moments on the screen which adds to the film as a whole.

Dude, go see this if you want to laugh...I saw this in Europe when is it coming out in the States?!!

Just another cheap comedy but Cobie Smulders

[fraghera · 6/10 · 16 July 2011]

I'm a fan of HIMYM and while looking Cobie Smulders's page I realized this movie so decided to watch it.

We all used to see this kind of funny movies, I mean a loser character at the beginning, than something ex-ordinary things happen and happy ending.

I know and u already know that this kind of stuff not happen in real life, I mean if even there is a cool neighbor girl exist in your apartment, she will never fart in front of u in the elevator so skip that. But funny movie and OK for having funny time with your friends or by yourself.

Wish that Cobie Smulders did more movies before HIMYM but thats OK, I love her and keep continue watching movies only because of she is in it.

Losing a job is stressful, especially when your only brother is a brain moron. Eddy bets his career over one weekend's work...

[doctrNIC · 3/10 · 11 January 2006]

An extremely poor film in EVERY sense of the term. It may have provided the occasional guffaw, but is far from funny. If however, you are a true fan of toilet humour, this film is for you! Poo and penises: this film would make an 8 year old laugh, and even he would have grasped all the depth of the jokes. The "flash of genius" of the hero at the end is far too predictable it's sad and you never really feel sympathetic towards the hero because frankly, there's not much of a character.

Overall, it must have been a darn long weekend for the scriptwriters who must have written most of the plot with their hands behind their back, considering the result.

The single scene worth remembering is Cooper's talk to God, whose voice is materialized by thunder and lightning. Other than that, nothing interesting.

Plain stupid

[kosmasp · 3/10 · 26 April 2007]

The main characters are somewhat likable and it's mostly so non-PC, that I'd love it, if I'd love this movie more. But it just never really is good. Gross & crass? Yes that it is, but then again, if that's all you're looking for, I'm sure you're better off watching Jackass or something similar like that. Hell even a few inserted videos can be found on the internet (you know where, the usual sources for videos, you'll find them or maybe you've even found/seen them before)!

So of course there's not much of a story here and it's mostly not funny, but a few moments are funny. And that few moments are good. A shame then, that there couldn't be more of them ...

An absolute turkey

[jdogscoop · 1/10 · 30 July 2010]

The plot summary is thus: One playboy brother attempts to get less swingin' brother laid. The end.

This movie is an absolute turkey, confirmed by the fact I could not stand watching it until the end. Chris Klein confirms his career is dying by agreeing to star in this stinker. Other stars are less than forgettable and the writer should have his hands chopped off for penning such rotting garbage.

A strong contender for the worst movie of all time. Beware of any review above 3 stars - the reviewer obviously had someone else write it for them on account of their parents being first cousins.

Very Funny

[sofiadelicia · 8/10 · 25 October 2005]

This movie was very funny, went to see it with a gang of friends and it made us all laugh. Its the film to go to if you just want to be entertained. Its a lot like other gross-out films like American Pie, Meet the parents etc...but with a twist and it takes gross-out one step further. The guys I was with picked this out but I have to say the girls did just as much laughing as they did. Chris Klein did an awesome job as Cooper - we were all a little surprised that he was so good. The Ed character was also cute he basically plays the typical Jason Biggs character but was very sweet. Would recommend to anyone who just wants to go and have a laugh.

The trailer is even better than the whole movie

[m-tiel · 1/10 · 15 June 2006]

I have never been fond of watching obvious hilarious intended American teenage movies such as scary movie, American pie, etc etc.

the thing is, even the trailers of the above mentioned features were not convincing or pretending the real movie to be any better than those four trailer minutes....

when I saw the trailer for The Long Weekend, I got a whole different idea.......it seemed like a fast paced cool and worthwhile comedy movie to me.....

last night I rented the DVD, but sadly the whole thing was more than disappointing to me.

To cut it shortly: if you've seen the trailer---you have literally seen every 'funny' moment of this film...

the sad thing is, in the real movie the 'funny' moments take sooooo long to build up .....you see them coming for miles (hence, having seen the trailer) I don't have anything more to say about this film, except: If you've seen the trailer, you've seen the whole movie, only better, faster, and shorter....

Films like these make me wanna scream: FERRIS BUELLER.....WHERE ARE YOU...???!!!!!

A lot of inappropriate jokes, 1 or 2 was actually funny

[SnoopyStyle · 4/10 · 8 September 2013]

Cooper (Chris Klein) is a struggling actor spending his time chasing women. His younger brother Ed (Brendan Fehr) is a successful ad exec and video enthusiast until one day he finds his girlfriend in bed with another guy making a sex video.

This is definitely a broad inappropriate comedy in the vein of American Pie. Some jokes worked, but most just flopped badly. The intercuts with old videos just don't work. They aren't funny and way too amateurish. Chris Klein and Brendan Fehr are fine actors, but they're both strictly straight man. Chris is being asked to be the funny man of the duo, and he doesn't fit. Brendan Fehr is playing his role too uptight. That's not funny either.

It's a long movie for real

[luluevil · 1/10 · 28 December 2023]

The dialog is so long, I can actually feel the boredom already before the movie reaches its half. I also lost the interest of the guys' goal after the first couple of attempts. A small portion of the jokes are funny, but the rest is plain cheesy. You can predict the movie's end already in the beginning. I think the movie is trying too hard to be like American Pie or Road trip, except the cast is kinda small, so it wouldn't work out anyway. I also think that Chris Klein is the only actor here carrying the movie - despite his long dialogues with his brother. Brenden Fehr's acting feels unnatural in a lot of segments of the movie. The only genuinely funny part og the movie is the short home videos shown throughout the movie. If you find short segments of the movie throughout the Internet, watch them, and that would save you from watching the whole thing.

Quite surprised! Very funny after it gets going.

[tswadkins · 8/10 · 1 February 2006]

This movie should be judged for what it is and not what it isn't. This movie is just for fun nothing more. A little slow in the beginning but very funny once it gets up to speed. I'm not a big fan of crude movies like the American Pie series but this one I liked. That Chris Klein is my new best buddy. He is one naturally funny guy. I'll be on the lookout for any more work of his. I thought the photography was great. The acting was good. Directing was good. I don't have a clue what the budget was for this movie but from what I can see it was well financed. The uncensored "funniest video" clips are well placed throughout and are really funny even though I've seen most of them before. Grab a buddy and go see it!

i would call it a blockbuster

[fradon · 10/10 · 7 December 2005]

excellent,funny,witty all in one.my whole household could not stop laughing. great directing and producing,if you love comedy's then this is sure to be the comedy of the year. Chris Klein is a absolute genius in this, this is sure to make you want to let loose and go with the flow for the festive season. anyone who thinks this movie is a flop must have been watching something else to me,because this is the funniest movie i have seen in a very very long time.enough said go out and watch it for yourself,you be the judge,and please don't be afraid to laugh and let loose,after watching this i want to be having a long weekend myself.now go and watch this movie straight away,don't hesitate

The Long Weekend is Funny

[thepotatoHasEyes · 8/10 · 11 February 2013]

I will first off admit that this movie does not try to "take' YOU ANYWHERE OR deliver any social messages , it is just two brothers , one trying to help the other get over an ex . i didn't expect much , i watch a lot of movies , although the plot is thin the characters are engaging and interesting enough. to me, a comedy is not a good comedy unless you are laughing ten minutes in , this movie has funny opening scenes ,it is kinda typical in that it has its bathroom humor and gratuitous nudity but i was laughing right off the bat and regularly throughout.some of the jokes that could possibly be considered old are approached from a different angle and caught me with timing that i was not expecting --creating surprise and spontaneous laughter this ones going on my classics/repeat watch list ---

Cooper is super!!!

[z-mbe · 10/10 · 31 May 2008]

First of all... If you're into super blockbuster flicks that take you into a world that you just don't want to leave... see this movie! This epic flick puts together all of the greatest genres (including porn)and should be ranked among the likes of the godfather and raiders of the lost ark!! The acting was incredible (especially by the girls if you catch my drift tehe) If you're into movies such as Star Wars, The terminator series, and Lord of the rings, this movie is for especially for you.

I recommend this movie too all ages. Not only because it is wholesome, but it is also filled with good morals, and can support a great childhood upbringing