Disappointing Despite Great Potential

Rating: 4/10 (22 February 2014)

I like "dumb" comedies sometime, such as "Bad Grandpa", and I had high hopes for this one, based on the description and some acquaintances recommendations. But unfortunately, despite some funny moments early on, for me the laughs were few and far between. Jennifer Aniston was largely wasted in her role, and the casual graphic sex talk got old after a while. The highlights, as another reviewer noted, were the outtakes during the credits, and the "cute" moments with Kenny (Will Poulter), whose eyebrows are rather unique. Too many of the supporting cast were caricatures, especially the bad guys, be they the killers or the one who gave Sudeikis the job of bringing the drugs back to Denver from Mexico. The humor should come from the situations and the script, not from silly overacting and mugging. Not awful, but it should have been funnier, and about 15 minutes shorter.