Reviews

I was looking forward to seeing this based on the trailer. I watch over 60 films a year so I am well aware that trailers can be deceiving.

I will start by saying that there we quite a few laughs in the audience and the film went down well with some.

However this movie has no warmth to it, no connection. Its meant to be a love story but there is no love. There is just something empty and superficial about the script and the acting.

The jokes kind of hit but they kind of miss at the same time. Its amusing without being funny.

Ultimately a letdown.

This is a film you always feel could be good and should be good by ultimately disappoints.

There are two main plot lines running through the movie.

1) - 40 somethings getting older reaching an inflection point in their lives. To baby or not to baby, to relive youth or not to relive youth whilst they in theory still can and the relationships along the way.

2 - A plot line about the production of films by the two main male characters, Josh (stiler) and Jamie (driver).

The first of the two plot line is engaging and sometime funny, relatable and has potential.

The second plot line is utterly banal, pointless, emotionless and does not for one second make you care what happens to the outcome or really worthy of any air time.

This is the film's major flaw. There is not real direction to the movie, there is no real engagement and thrust. If anything the plot line about the film undoes all of the good work that the 40 something conundrum attempts to do.