Could have been so much better, Seth!

Rating: 5/10 (10 March 2013)

I couldn't agree more about this film being overrated. I'm a huge fan of Seth MacFarlane, but I get more chuckles in 20 minutes of Family Guy than I did from this entire movie. If it weren't for the teddy bear with the foul language and sick sense of humor (which I love), it would be another boring "guy in love, pisses off girl, and wins her back" story. Seth's humor is usually more thought provoking, and no doubt stifled into mainstream slapstick here by the film studio and/or other powers that be. I wasn't expecting too much from Mark Wahlberg, since in my opinion he is a very one-dimensional actor who happens to be cast in excellent roles. I did, however, expect more from Teddy, who could have benefited from more creative use of the CG technology, and a little more "tongue-in-cheek" humor as opposed to the gratuitous and crude slapstick doled out here. The novelty of a foul mouthed teddy bear wore off for me within 20 minutes, leaving nothing but an "after school special" caliber plot. The fight scene between the teddy bear and Wahlberg was pretty f***ing funny, though.