To be honest, I can't remember the last time I saw a film so lazy. They have REALLY good actors and actresses working here, one of them arguably the best in the biz right now. And no matter how hard these people tried, it just felt so generic. So...so...lame.
First, a sex joke here. Then, a pop culture reference there. Maybe some product placement over yonder and....Uh-oh! Time for a moment about how the older generation just doesn't understand the young people. Quick, let's make a joke about bukake.
The plot moved so fast but the scenes felt so slow. It felt like there wasn't any time for development or arcs or any kind of reaction that the movie deemed worthy of its time.
Case in point: there is a scene where Ned (Cranston) goes Christmas tree shopping with Laird (Franco). After some dialogue between the two about making it through rough times, Laird picks a Christmas tree that isn't on the lot, but is property of a rival game app company who are "a bunch of dicks". Laird borrows a random employee's chainsaw and tries to start it, unsuccessfully, multiple times before Ned steps forward, revs up the chainsaw with goggles on and smoke bellowing from the machine and...it cuts straight to them already halfway home with the tree, listening to KISS and talking about proposing.
No joke. No payoff. No punchline. No hint of a bonding moment for the two main characters.
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