Grin and bear it

Rating: 6/10 (1 August 2012)

If you know what to expect, I expect you'll be entertained. I could have done without the distracting and unfunny cameos, but MacFarland's voicing of the title character steals the show and garners enough laughs to make it bearable. Ted is a bromance with a difference; a story of arrested development that brings out the kid in you. The bear really does come alive thanks to MacFarland and persuasive animation. Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis are appealing and give committed performances while Giovanni Ribisi gives a creepy and campy performance that would fit right into The Silence of the Lambs. If there's going to be a sequel, how about Ted Meets Chucky?