Unexpected and worth your while

Rating: 8/10 (8 February 2018)

This movie has surprised me with a good number of refreshing and unexpected moments. Without over-analyzing the story scenario itself (a conscious, living and intelligent teddy bear co-existing in today's society), I am claiming that Seth MacFarlane has created a believable setting, as believable, as can be.
Mila Kunis and Mark Wahlberg are doing a very good job, with the later doing an excellent performance explicitely, considering the special bond to his living teddy bear. It's one example of Mark Wahlberg's diverse performance capabilities, considering the long way he's come from "three nippled Calvin Klein underwear rapper" to someone who can make me relate to his history to Ted. If someone would have told me before that I would enjoy and buy an emotional relationship and laugh my butt off during an intense fighting scene between those two I would have been convinced easily. This is also credited to MacFarlane's prior experience with writing and Family Guy that can make any ridiculous idea work.
The movie is sometimes brave, sometimes silly, but all in all well crafted and if you're enjoying a good laugh you should definitely try it without friends and family that are too sensitive about nudity and moderate profanities.