Downright hysterical

Rating: 9/10 (6 May 2019)

Seth MacFarlane's "Ted" is without a doubt one of the weirdest movies that I've ever seen, as well as one o fthe funniest R rated comedies I've seen so far that has a lot of laughs and with it a lot of heart to it as well. Mark Wahlberg stars as John Bennett a seemingly ordinary guy who as a child didn't really have any friends and made a wish that his stuffed teddy bear could talk which came true and ever since that moment have done everything together and have been the best of friends which is shown in the beginning of this movie. Then in the present day John is now 35 years old, still lives with Ted(voiced by Seth MacFarlane), acts like a child, lives a hedonistic lifestyle, and on top of that has been dating his girlfriend Lori Collins (Mila Kunis) for the last four years and lately has been in a complicated relationship because she feels like Ted is preventing them from moving forward in their relationship and gives him an ultimatum which is that either Ted leaves the house or she leaves him which he doesn't take very well. Then after that Ted has a party at his house with a bunch of women which convinces John to tell Ted that he should move into his own apartment and find a job somewhere, then after Ted moves into his apartment John gets so bored without him in his daily life like a child gets nightmares without sleeping with his/her favorite stuffed animal. Then one night John and Lori are invited to her boss's party when right smack in the middle of it all Ted tells John to come over for just a few minutes just to see a childhood hero of theirs which happens to be the guy who played Flash Gordon in the '80s which leads to all sorts of craziness which has to be seen in order to be believed. Then after John comes back to the party Lori knows that he went over to Ted's and is convinced that he loves Ted more than he loves her which leads to their breakup. John then blames Ted for the destruction of their relationship and end up hating each other and not talking to each other for quite some time. Then after all of that Ted finds himself in a creepy obsession with a little boy who wants him and his father (Giovanni Ribisi) who claims to be a # 1 fan. That is all I'm going to explain at length in terms of the story because everything that happens is too importantto mention and should be left to be seen for itself without being spoiled. Seth MacFarlane is arguably one of the best comedy writers of the last two decades and not only demonstrates those talents here but also brings in a sympathetic lens to the characters in the story. The movie of course some moments with huge laughs and some emotional moments. This was MacFarlane's first movie as a director and is very accomplished in terms of a modern comed, it's not one of the greatest films ever made but if you love shows like "Family Guy' you'll love this movie.