2006 - Rated PG-13 - 1 hr 17 min
Director: Jesse Peretz
Starring: Zach Braff, Amanda Peet, Charles Grodin, Jason Bateman, Mia Farrow, Donal Logue, Amy Poehler, Amy Adams
Here's a first-time watch. And I'm still kinda scratching my head about this one. I have many questions. For example, why was it made? And what happens to Jason Bateman at the end? That's it?! Problem solved? Is he OKAY?!
So Zach Braff and Amanda Peet are young, married, and have fallen upon hard times that lead him to work with her father. Despite their honest effort, they can't seem to be happy in their new roles: Braff as marketing ad guy, Peet as full-time mom. And Jason Bateman, an old boyfriend of Peet's and new coworker of Braff's, is not making life any easier for both of them.
My big problem with this was it's general mean-spiritedness. It's not that funny and, at times, it's just awkward. There's also a lot of wasted talent here. These people are funny and they're not allowed to act like it. Amy Poehler, Amy Adams, and Donal Logue are mostly wasted here. It could've been so much better.
Now, I love a good awkward comedy scene as much as the next guy, but scenes in this movie made me cringe. Not to mention that Zach Braff is incapable of playing any character other than J.D. on Scrubs. Amanda Peet and Charles Grodin were good though.
That's all I've got on this one, folks.
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