Why didn’t I just listen? I have only myself to blame. No
actually, I’ll blame my girlfriend as this film was her choice, but no, it’s
not all on her, I have to shoulder some of the responsibility. At work Richard,
the man behind I Liked That Film told me it was the worst film he’d seen all year
and I’d listened to a couple of podcasts and read some reviews which stated
similar. But still I went. And now I’ve added another few dollars to an ever
expanding pot which makes this waste of talent (at time of writing) the second
biggest box office draw of the year so far. How and why is this film so bad?
All the ingredients are there. Melissa McCarthy is a fast rising comedy star
who was great in Bridesmaids and
stole her scenes in This is 40. Jason
Bateman is one of the best every man-straight man types in Hollywood today. What happened?
The plot or should I say tenuous excuse to get Bateman and
McCarthy in a car together for two hours is that Bateman plays Sandy Patterson.
I know what you’re thinking; Sandy
is a girl’s name. He must be some kind of girly man, right? Well if you think that’s funny then you’re gonna love the
next couple of hours. So Sandy, ha, Sandy works in Denver
at a job he’s good at but he doesn’t get the sort of appreciation he thinks he
deserves (Amen, brother!). Sandy
starts to notice that his credit limit is reduced and eventually his card is
declined. He’s all like “What on Earth is going on? I only use the card for gas
and coffee…” Meanwhile in Florida a woman
(McCarthy) has stolen Sandy
(Get it, like a girl’s name) Patterson’s identity and is using it to buy all
sorts of hilarious items like hairspray and jet skis. Unfortunately the police
can’t help because for some reason they’re not allowed to. So Sandy, wait, sorry. Sandy
has to go to Florida himself and play bounty
hunter by bringing the woman to Denver
to explain to his boss that he’s a good boy really. Also there are bad guys
with guns.
