Friendship

Why are so many movies nowadays based around unlikable characters. The idea here is a socially awkward married man meets his new neighbor who for some reason decides he wants to be friends and invites him into his life. Paul Rudd is great and most of the acting is fine, that's not really the problem. There is a genre for the awkward outcast comedy and when done it can be hilarious. But there is a line that goes to far and this movie steps over it and then takes off running. Robinsons portrayal isn't just awkward it's off-putting and borderline mental disorder. I can't imagine anyone wanting to be around someone like this. He has no filter and just blurts out anything. Something like getting his clothes dirty or wet will result in him screaming profanities and acting like something major just happened. He has some weird creepy daydreams about his neighbor that are not funny but disturbing. He gets invited to his neighbors house to meet and hang out with his friends. They set up a little fun light boxing match and he full on sucker punches and almost knocks him out, then starts acting like a toddler putting a bar of soap in his mouth and 'I'm sorry, I was a bad boy" over and over dancing around. It's disturbing and I had enough at this point and stopped at 30 minutes. Rudd's character seems pretty normal and it is not believable in the least that he would want this guy around. This feels like one of those guys that eventually snaps and goes on a rampage. There was nothing woke to report when I stopped it but I just couldn't take it anymore.

Oh shit! I watched the movie without even checking here first to see if someone had already commented on it.

Since I actually watched it all the way through, I can say this without hesitation: yeah, it has some comedic touches, but it’s working inside a subgenre that’s already hard as hell to make funny - acid comedy. The previous comment pretty much nails everything it points out, but I’m gonna add a bit more.

Both Tim Robinson’s character (the lead) and Paul Rudd’s are well acted overall, but the one that really stands out is Tim Robinson, because he’s actually doing the job he was paid to do. Paul Rudd, on the other hand, is also a producer, and as a producer you’re playing a different role in the project.

What does that mean? It means HE READ THE ENTIRE SCRIPT AND SAW WITH HIS OWN EYES HOW IT ALL ENDED UP COMING TOGETHER IN THE FINAL CUT.

So when you ask yourself, “Why the hell does this even exist if it’s this cringe?” it’s for the same reason the woke movement exists: creator ego and caprice. They either think what they’re making is some kind of raw gem, or they just don’t care because they wrote it high or wired, hanging out, laughing their asses off - and it’s only funny to them.

P.S.: If I could give it less than 20%, I would.