Rated R
Starring Vince Vaughn, Tom Wilkinson, Dave Franco, Sienna Miller, Nick Frost, James Marsden
Directed by Ken Scott
The Story:
Dan (Vaughn) has had it with his current company. He quits and tries a Jerry Maguire speech to bring his co-workers with him. Tim (Wilkinson) and Mike (Franco) are the only two that jump in with him. Time passes, and they have one final "Hail Mary" to save their business from going under, but involves a business trip to Europe to land a deal with Mr. Spinch (Marsden). They assume it's a lock, until they realize their old employer is there to close the same deal.
Tucked in this movie was a good story with some funny characters.
They emerge every so often as the film moves along.
They also get buried in a lot of "throw it at the wall and see if it sticks" moments that really do nothing except padding the runtime of the film.
It loses focus often for the sake of the gag, and the gags rarely help the overall momentum of the film. Instead it seems like a lot of pieces that are cobbled together to frame a story from beginning to end, but it's a bumpy, jarring ride to get there.
Are there funny moments? Absolutely, but they often are isolated and alone and rarely strung together.
Vaughn's attempt to help his daughter's homework project seems like a weird narrative device to shoehorn his home life into the work story.
That said, the final product that she turns in is very heartwarming and something most dads should relate to.
It's got some genuine amusement, and a fantastic cast, but just too scattershot to be worth ever revisiting.
Final Grade: C
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