Adolescent fairy tale aimed at the unthinking

Rating: 2/10 (14 February 2015)

I really struggled with Ted (short for Tedious). Clearly aimed at the teenage market, the humour such as it is, takes you back to the smut laughed about behind the school toilets. Foul mouthed, although simultaneously attempting to be cute, Ted the teddy bear friend of Mark Wahlberg (who should know better), pretty much bored me silly within half an hour. I'm not sure that I'll be able to take Mark Wahlberg all that seriously as an actor any more after this drivel, which is a shame, as he's been so good in movies like The Fighter and The Departed. Mila Kunis is wasted. I thought I saw Ryan Reynolds, an actor I've taken little notice of, popping up for no apparent reason and Tom Skerritt also embarrasses himself at the end. Norah Jones, a singer whose albums I've collected, also disappoints in a sort of guest appearance and I'd rather not have spoilt my image of her as a good singer. A complete mess this one and unbelievably they've made Ted 2 although I couldn't see Mila Kunis's name in the cast list when I quickly looked through it. Wise girl.