Failure to Launch (2006)

I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Not sure how, but this is easily one of the best movies all summer. Multiple levels of funny, never takes itself seriously, super colorful, and creative.

Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

I give two stars as I could laugh sometime.But I expected more from this actors. Good actors in this lame movie. Waste of their talent:( So sad to see silly jokes what ruins the movie. Without silly jokes this movie would be better and funny. Doplhin bite(?) wtf? Not funny, unreal, and clamsy. Why not just dolphin jumps and maybi bite a bit? That would be funny.Why he have to fall from that cliff? Reptile bite was funny (but expected) but the fall after was clamsy, unnesecery.27 cameras? Come on. That just ruined the scene. Could be enough 3 cameras. At least we did not seen perfectly cut and directed scenes with hidden cameras and did not follow (too much) the actors. Could be more fun if realistic. 3 hidden camera, amd sometimes we cant see anything, obviously not perfect angles.The kid is too much. I understand he try acting, but he is too much, or he is the only one who fits in this low minded comedy as his acting perfect for it.Not too bad, Sarah Jessica Parkers acting is nothing, she play the same caracter as usual. All the rest actors are better, but I expected quality. Two stars

At 5.6/10, this rom-com is under-rated on IMDb. It's worth about a 7.5. It's not a bomb."Failure to Launch" is a perfectly enjoyable movie with a nice story line, lots of humour and sexy actors. The acting was good. I don't particularly like chick flicks, but I was easily able to sit through this lighthearted and fun film. The humour is what kept me interested, Zoey Deschanel in particular.The conceit is that older parents are getting annoyed at having their 30-something sons still living at home. How realistic that is, I don't know. Not very. Especially with a character like Tripp, a sophisticated man with lots of money, expensive pastimes and a string of girls in his bed. It's hard to see a guy like that still living at home. It's even harder to imagine parents having to hire an "interventionist" to get him to leave. However, this didn't ruin the movie for me.

Failure to Launch (2006)Another decent but sometimes strained interference with love film. I can think of two more classic recent ones, "Hitch" and "Heartbreaker," and this doesn't rise to those modest heights.The impressive star of the two leads is the lesser name, charming and gorgeous Matthew McConaughey, who is not just believable but also compelling (which is something different). Across from him is the Sex and the City mega-star, Sarah Jessica Parker, who is good, and who does the job as a would-be pretend girlfriend who really does fall in love. Or not. You'll see.The whole hook is an obvious one--first the woman is hired to make the man fall enough in love with him that he'll finally move out of his parents house. Then she'll collect her fee and boogie. But no, we know from the get-go, as with any screwball comedy, that the two leads are destined to be together. But when one learns the other's secret, what true love there was goes on the rocks. This is exactly what the other two films (above) did, and I'm sure it's a burgeoning new genre.What drags it down a bit are the side plots and side characters. Many of these are good or even terrific one way or another, but it's all patched together and a little lightweight and thin. The best of these is Parker's roommate, played with Oscar-worthy dreariness by Zooey Deschanel (who also appeared in "(500) Days of Summer"). But the sideshows of the mockingbird, the biting dolphin, and even the baroque arrangement with the t.v. monitors in the final scenes are all a little clunky. Good on paper, maybe, but in the end you have to make yourself enjoy the best of it all, which will make you laugh and have fun.

Failure to Launch is a film that tanked with critics. But I was one of the rare few who actually thought it was funny. Failure to launch is one of those films that is obvious at times and somewhat silly but has things to keep it together. I'm tired of these Matthew Mcconaghay romantic comedies. I have no intention on seeing Ghosts of girlfriend's past. I don't think he can act. But this was probably his last good romantic comedy. The reason why I most liked it was because I thought some of the characters were great and that most of the film was funny. I will name the good characters: Kit(Zooey Deschanel): Kit is Paula's(Sarah Jessica Parker)room mate. Kit is obsessing about killing this mockingbird throughout the entire film. She's great in this film, like in every film she's in. I really thought she was great in this movie.Ace(Justin Bartha): Justin Bartha(One of my favorite actors) plays Ace. When I found out he was in this film, I had to see it. Ace is a dork who actually falls in love with Kit. I just thought he was good as Ace. Like I expected.Trip's parents: The main character's parents(played by Kathy Bates and Terry Bradshaw) are pretty funny in this film. They remind me of a Barone type couple, which I hate. But I don't hate these people. Though they try to throw their son out of the house, I could see why.I know getting bit by animals time and time and again may not be funny. I thought it was. Mostly do to the film's great characters and good humor but sometimes obvious humor, Failure to Launch still pulls together. I think you should see it.The Plot: Trip is a thirty something year old who still lives with his parents. So one day, his parents hire a woman to date him to try to convince him to move out of the house.