Shockingly Bad

Rating: 5/10 (30 June 2011)

I have become somewhat of a Cameran Diaz fan lately so I decided to give this film a try. (The extensive marketing didn't hurt either.) I was shocked at how bad it was.
Something is incongruent and off about this movie. The script is hit and miss, as is the acting. It's just...awkward. There were so many awkward silences in the theater I attended, so many moments that you knew the writers wanted you to laugh, but it just.wasn't.funny. In fact, some of the more offensive parts sneak up on you and you're just left dumbfounded, like "Did they really mean to put that in the movie?" See the periodic race references. They are a major miss, borderline racist and all the way offensive.
Anyway, I'm surprised Timberlake agreed to play this nothing role, after getting so much acclaim for other roles. Diaz has the soft talent to carry a film like this, but she missed the mark too. Lucy Punch is okay but many of the awkward joke moments come from her character.
I don't know. It's just not a good movie. 4 out of 5 is all I can muster.