Seth McFarlane at his creative best

Rating: 7/10 (11 January 2013)

I am a big fan of Seth McFarlane. Therefore, I had some idea what kind of humor might be in this movie. It was accommodating, with puerile humor mixed with very sophisticated humor. And irreverence was the overriding tone. As expected. Anyone who goes to this film expecting anything else is not realistic or knowledgeable. That would be like going to a film by Michael Moore and then complaining that it is left leaning.
The best way to describe this film is to call it the opposite of a chick flick. But there were scenes of genuine emotion and tenderness.
The lead character, Ted, is so well realized that one almost forgets to even watch for the technical accomplishments. The film is worth seeing on that basis alone.