Director : Andrew Mogel & Jarrad Paul
Running Time : 102 mins
Dan Landsman (Black) wants nothing more than for his high school reunion to be a success, so when he sees one-time school mate Oliver Lawless (Marsden) in a commercial on TV, he assumes that his success and previous popularity will be a big draw for people to attend. Dan uses his boss’s lack of technical skills to trick him into sending him on an all expenses trip to LA to track down Oliver, but the success of the reunion slowly starts to take precedent over Dan’s own life.
This isn’t the most laugh out loud comedy I’ve ever seen, but I don’t think it’s supposed to be. Rather it’s a situation or relationship comedy, showing that sometimes hero worship can take people into areas they wouldn’t normally explore. Fans of Black’s outrageous performances might find him a little subdued her, but it works well for the part, and Marsden always works best in comedic roles, though again his role isn’t side-splittingly funny. Many people focused on the gay sex scene and said this was jarring and out of place, but when you consider some of the other silly decisions Black makes in the movie, such as jeopardising his career and, in fact, his bosses entire business in the pursuit of a successful high school reunion, then it really isn’t the most unusual scene in the film.
You’ll like this if you liked : The Skeleton Twins
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