Not your conventional comedy

Rating: 7/10 (14 August 2011)

Can't say that it stands out a lot from the rest of Hollywood comedies but it's somewhat unconventional.
Usual flow for such movies - there is a protagonist which does bad but is good inside by the end of the day. 2/3 of the movie we have fun watching him/her doing outrageous things. 1/3 is usually redemption part when he goes on the right path and becomes a good person, find happiness blah blah blah.
Well usually that last 30 minutes sucks as it's boring and supposed to carry a message with it.
This is what people are used to and this is what they are expecting. You know who to root for and know what is the right thing to do. Boring.
Here you just have fun if you let yourself relax. There are people asking "Are we supposed to like or not Justin Timberlake character?". Seriously? Just decide for yourself. Same goes for other characters. In normal comedy gym teacher would be very nice shy guy. Not here - he is what he is - you might like him you might not.
I guess this is what a lot of people have problem with - characters don't fit in known patterns/stereotypes and it makes them uncomfortable :)
I like how this movie doesn't have moral in it. Of course it has it's flaws but it's fun to watch and definitely deserves a higher rank!