Hall Pass

Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Christina Applegate, Jenna Fischer

Directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly

Rating: 3 stars

Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis) are best friends who tend to bring out immaturity in each other. Sick of this, their wives grant them a "hall pass" where for one week, they are free to do whatever they like to get the immaturity out of their systems and are "unmarried" men for one week. Rick and Fred are psyched because this is their chance to do whatever they want without repercussions from their wives. However, as a week goes by, a hall pass isn't everything they thought it'd be.

Perhaps Hall Pass is more appealing to older couples who know what it's like to live the married life, where sometimes the little things one spouse does annoys the other. Or maybe it appeals to men because they can relate to Rick and Fred. I thought Hall Pass was funny but it's humor was short-lived. There was some humorous moments but the movie wasn't deserving of anything higher than three stars. It's predictable in the sense that you can guess how it ends. You may not be able to predict what events occurs but as the movie crawls towards the end, the pieces fall together. Hall Pass is one of those movies where you sit in your seat and soak it in. No thought requirement at all. This movie has potential to be a better movie deserving four stars if some of the character's lines were rewritten. Owen Wilson's and Jason Sudeikis' characters were your typical roles as husbands; Wilson's being the faithful husband, Sudeikis' being the husband eager to grab opportunity when presented to cheat. Their roles could have been written more thought out. I would recommend Hall Pass to those who like comedies like "Hot Rod" or "You, Me and Dupree" (the latter another Owen Wilson movie) or even "The Hangover". For those who don't care for dumb-downed comedies (no offense anyone!) do not watch this film!