stupid movie - full of jokes and no substance

Rating: 3/10 (7 July 2012)

I like a good comedy sometimes, but it's because of films like this I never watch them in the theatres. I didn't find this one all that funny at all. As stupid of an idea as a man attached to a living teddy bear may seem, that's the point of the comedy - I get it. I just thought it was dumb and didn't work.
What I expect is not only laughs, but a good story to support those laughs and more emotion for the characters (i.e. stakes) to make it that much funnier and enjoyable. Mark and Mila's characters had absolutely no basis in their relationship (there was nothing concrete actually keeping them together, nor was their union) so when "Ted" compromised that and everything went to hell, I didn't care one way or another. Nor did I care about Ted and what happened to him near the end either.
The story was weak, the characters were weak, and that made a weak comedy - no matter how funny the jokes.