I LOATHED this movie. It started out very well. I was into it and excited to finish. It wasn't particularly funny, but i thought it was a pretty good idea.
But then.... wow. This was written to be over the top but then, wasn't over the top.
Written to be funny, but then, not funny.
Not only that but there are some SERIOUS flaws. The main character is a sex therapist- so he has obviously been highly trained and yet, as soon as he "hits puberty" he becomes a sex maniac, sleeps with tons of girls, does a NED talk and announces that everyone should just "f-away".
Really? Really? After mocking those with actual sexual addiction and problems he ends up speaking to a whole room of people who could actually benefit, and he just tells them to have sex as much as they can? Fail.
There is also a horribly sexist "boys will be boys" talk at the end that is supposed to be emotional and sweet. The dad literally tells his son "it's in our DNA " to be douches, not be able to control sexual desires, and that's why men "mess up so much".
Alright, so if that's not enough, I was still at least hopeful that this would end up with a good romantic ending. Instead... he treats the leading woman badly, makes a scene in the restaurant, she finds out he stole his friend's table and is dishonest and untrustworthy, he YELLS at her as she leaves the restaurant... yuck. I am then hoping that he will at least redeem himself. Instead, he shows up opening night at HER restaurant and makes another scene, basically just tells her it was puberty and then she forgives him and they kiss.
That's how you apologize for being a d$ckhead? Blame it on hormones? That girl should have run for the hills.
No good acting, no good writing, and an ending that made me want to puke. This was only written 3 years ago, when its misogynistic views would be more at place in the 50's.
Review of The Late Bloomer
