From a woman's perspective

Rating: 7/10 (27 June 2009)

Because of the hype, I decided to give this one a try. I'm a fan of Wedding Crashers, Role Models, The 40-Year-Old Virgin, and I expected this film to be of the same general caliber. It was, in many ways.
However, this film is definitely a dude-flick (paralleling the *chick-flick*) as it explores the male-escape fantasy through a device I will not reveal due to IMDb's scary spoiler laws. I feel like it crossed the line several times in regards to a woman's sense of humor and her tolerance toward "humor" using violent sexual offenses, pedophile-related jokes, and sexualized breastfeeding--hard to make the ladies bust out laughing with this list of serious icks and no-no's.
The other annoying part of this film was its audience. Sadly, half the theater was filled with "gentlemen" that had seen it before and were either yelling things like "OH GOD, I LOVE THIS PART" before the scene happened, giggling during silences in the movie, or naming the item (repeatedly) that is making him laugh so hard in the first place.
I think movies like this should be made, and I'm so glad men are laughing and enjoying themselves--but ladies--you may decide to just let the guys go ahead and enjoy this one their own. Having seen "The Proposal" last weekend, I would definitely save my money and go see that with your girls instead. Hilarious, worth the ticket price, and a genuinely good time.