Hall Pass

I watched this movie recently. I remember when the movie was in the theaters the adds were very prevalent. The movie at the box office would have to be called a disapointment.

As a movie on HBO however the movie works. It had some quite funny moments. In the story Rick ( played by the always likable Owen Wilson ) and Fred ( Jason Sudeikis ) play best friends who are married and like most men very admiring of women. Their wives played by Christina Applegate and Jenna Fischer, tired of them always looking at other women give them a Hall Pass to spend a week as if they are not married.

What seems like a great idea to the men teaches them quite rapidly that their memories of being single are idealized and that they are not ready to be single. A crude piece of humor occurs when the boys are playing golf and later when Fred does pick up a woman and brings her home and she has a bathroom incident.

The story was a bit sad to me when while the boys were learning that they did not want to cheat the women were flirting and in the case of Freds wife having an affair. Still the Hall Pass worked for both groups.

The movie had its moments of funny. Owen Wilson is always likable and his walking away from the coffee shop girl he had been lusting over when presented with an opportunity was nice. His dedication expressed to his wife was sweet.

Jason Sudeikis is funny and Christina Applegate is very pretty. A very attractive women, the idea a husband would want to cheat is silly. Still we all know someone who is such a hound they always cheat. i have a friend like that.

An ok movie with a few funny parts. Not a strong reccomendation.

Horrible Bosses

As the second feature in our comedy festival last evening we watched this movie after Bridesmaids. Interestingly the two movies seem to be a bit of bookends with the female and male perspectives.

In this movie Charlie Day, Jason Sudeilis, and Jason Bateman play three men who work for what could be deemed Horrible Bosses, hence the title.

Those bosses played by Jennifer Aniston ( a play against type as a sexual harassor, Colin Farrell as Bobby Pelitt, and Kevin Spacey as the dastardly as Dave Harken.

Also in the movie is Jill Clayburgh, her last role before dying of luekemia, and Jamie Foxx as Motherf---er Jones who might have the funniest part in the movie.

Called a dark comedy this too was a funny movie. I would call it not as even as Bridesmaids but still there were several laugh out loud movies. Jason Sudeikis is a very funny actor...one wonders if he could not be funny.

A good movie with very funny moments.