Synopsis: Bill is unhappy: he's married a banker's daughter and has a non-job at the bank; his wife Jess is tied to daddy's purse-strings; and, Bill is developing a gut from lack of exercise and constantly eating candy bars. He dreams of buying a donut franchise to be independent of Jess's dad. Bill is roped into a mentoring program at his old prep school, assigned a smart-mouthed kid who pops up when least expected. When Jess starts an affair with Chip, a local TV personality and vain Rob Lowe look-alike, it sends Bill, the kid, and a young sales clerk from a lingerie shop on a quest to win back Jess and get the donuts. What about self-respect?
Starring: Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Elizabeth Banks, Timothy Olyphant
Directed by: Melissa Wallack, Bernie Goldmann
U.S. Rating: R
An entertaining but entirely forgettable plot. Aaron Eckhart is Bill, a middle-age married guy, facing a middle-age crisis. The whole purpose and idea of this plot is showing how Bill fights his crisis and finds himself at the end of this journey. The plot offers some really funny moments and scenes, as well as some annoying and boring scenes played by some of the supporting roles. I could say that this movie has its ups and downs, starts and finishes with some really good scenes and situations, but loses its essence in the middle of the story.
What did I like from this movie?
1. One of my favorite moments, when Bill is driving and he sees the board "On the scene" with Chip
2. The whole situation with his wife and how she was being unfaithful, the way he found out and all the funny consequences
3. When Bill is watching the news on TV and he sees his belly coming out of the corner and he says... "is that my stomach?... is that my stomach?!?!"
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. Jessica Alba's role was nothing special, I was expecting something else or something more relevant
2. The moment when Bill and the kid are throwing fireworks at each other, too much for me watching an adult doing that!
I would rate this movie with a 3/5
Directed by: Melissa Wallack, Bernie Goldmann
U.S. Rating: R
An entertaining but entirely forgettable plot. Aaron Eckhart is Bill, a middle-age married guy, facing a middle-age crisis. The whole purpose and idea of this plot is showing how Bill fights his crisis and finds himself at the end of this journey. The plot offers some really funny moments and scenes, as well as some annoying and boring scenes played by some of the supporting roles. I could say that this movie has its ups and downs, starts and finishes with some really good scenes and situations, but loses its essence in the middle of the story.
What did I like from this movie?
1. One of my favorite moments, when Bill is driving and he sees the board "On the scene" with Chip
2. The whole situation with his wife and how she was being unfaithful, the way he found out and all the funny consequences
3. When Bill is watching the news on TV and he sees his belly coming out of the corner and he says... "is that my stomach?... is that my stomach?!?!"
What did I dislike from this movie?
1. Jessica Alba's role was nothing special, I was expecting something else or something more relevant
2. The moment when Bill and the kid are throwing fireworks at each other, too much for me watching an adult doing that!
I would rate this movie with a 3/5
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"On the Scene, huh huh." HAHAHHAAA!
Funny movie. Liked it.