Am I missing something?

Rating: 6/10 (23 December 2009)

I am a little surprised that this movie has averaged such high reviews. It seems to be universally well reviewed on the web and many people I know that have seen it have highly recommended it. This may be the main reason why I was so disappointed, but overall I thought it was quite an average road-trip-gone-wrong type of movie and would have rated it as I have regardless. I certainly didn't experience the laugh-a-minute entertainment that others have mentioned. A faint chuckle here and there, but that's about it.
Now I don't mind the odd far-fetched "silly" movie so I'm not a prude when it comes to this type of genre. The premise of the movie had potential, but the execution just didn't quite cut it for me. For starters, the acting was mediocre. "That was bad acting" came to mind in several scenes. Some of the situations were a little over-the-top, juvenile, and lacking in comedy. The cops with the tasers is just one of many examples. If you're into "kicked in the nuts" kind of humor, then you may find this really funny, but only barely made me grin.
Not the worst comedy I've seen and overall wasn't a totally unenjoyable experience, but certainly (for me) not worthy of the hype it is receiving.