Review: One Funny Bastard
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 29, 2012
Nick Hornby never disappoints--he always manages to be both funny and heartbreaking, often in the same sentence. His latest hapless Romeo, Charlie, is as lovable as he is dunderheaded. Though you can understand why his wife, Elaine, is keen to exact her revenge (Charlie won't be winning a Father of the Year award any time soon, though he'd be a shoo-in at a drinking contest), you can't help but feel for the guy. No one deserves this kind of public humiliation at the hands of an angry and over-articulate ex--not even Charlie.