Had its moments, but pretty overrated

Rating: 6/10 (7 October 2007)

I remember all the hype surrounding this movie, and how it was supposed to be the funniest movie of 2007, or the summer. Umm, okay, sure...whatever you say. The problems I had: 1. The fact of the matter is, this movie ran way too long. It ran a little over two hours, which is unheard of for a comedy. They drew way too much out to make this movie.
2. The characters were all inconsiderate jerks, but no one wanted to realize it, mainly the women. The men were forced to realize how "wrong" they were, but we don't get a full resolution of the women's bitterness.
2a. It played on the idea of men being irresponsible loser idiot, and women are ball-busting b***hes who can say or do anything they want because they're women. For example, the Debbie character was a completely selfish example, who gave husband Pete a hard time over anything he did, even though she completely overreacted (i.e. his reaction to a possible sexual offender in his neighborhood). When he explains the "band concerts" he's attended (really a fantasy baseball league") he explains that he lied because he knew she would harass him over it. I'll admit the lying on his part was wrong, but her reaction showed just how she didn't care about anyone other than herself. Apparently this anti-male sentiment spills over to Alison's character, as she throws Ben out of her car in the middle of the street, following a bitter argument.
3. The ad-libbing was just horrible. They tried too hard in way too many scenes.
4. Some people got tired of the foul language. I got tired of the constant brand name dropping every other line.
The movie had its moments, but it wasn't nearly as good as everyone hyped it up to be. And yea, I could've dealt without the "crowning" scene.