Vince in fine form

Rating: 8/10 (22 August 2005)

The raunchiness of this film recalls the fun of the early 80s, before the AIDs scare combined with the PC movement ruined all stupid T&A comedies forever. If you think that Vince Vaughn's motor mouth is second only to Woody Allen's, this is your film. Some have said this is his best work since Swingers, but I actually think it's a step up. Bradley Cooper pleasantly surprises as the dead-on annoying, better-than-you-are east coast frat boy. Somebody else's conspicuously uncredited performance is hilarious. Rachel McAdams is hot. I've seen others trash Own Wilson's work in this, but I thought he did great. Finally, the movie does a good job of swinging between plausible and absurdist moments, with Wilson catching most of the serious ones. Enough said. I give this 8 of 10.