Polarizing

Rating: 3/10 (21 June 2013)

Who would have thought such a throw away summer movie would have been so polarizing?
We went on Father's Day, and we haven't been to a movie in a long time (bad experiences with talkers, etc). Reviews had been great; no, off the charts thus far.
Long story short: Husband LOVED it; I am more in line with those on this board who say it is weak, self-serving, too "un" scripted (read: improv) and just not funny. GREAT premise...then, nothing. The opening third is brilliant -- the party scene. But then, the guys pretty much said "we are funny just being ourselves! No more script! Let's just be ourselves and a parody of ourselves!" Again -- good concept poorly executed. Nothing much happens that is really funny. In fact, some scenes go on terribly, uncomfortably long and it is painfully obvious those scenes are unscripted and just not funny.
What amazed me is that a pretty good chunk of change was spent on CG that wasn't necessary -- they could've used that money spent on the demon and hired a couple of script doctors.
I love a good debate about a movie. What I can't stand on this board (maybe because of the demo that this movie attracts) is the back and forth "You didn't like it??? You're stupid! What's wrong with you?" Trust me, even in my own family we couldn't agree on this one. It is so just a matter of taste. No one is right and no one is wrong. This movie just....is. And I so wish it had been funny. I was really pulling for it.