Why Him? (2016)

That was an excellent one.

People are voting emotionally.

Fresh and Exciting

The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.

I could not stop laughing throughout, although some people are not going to feel comfortable with the kind humor used. It is raunchy and cringe worthy at times. If you don't like that kind of humor you'll hate it. Yet I don't think that it deserves some of the scathing reviews I've seen.

I like to give modern comedies a chance, who knows I may come across the next 'Bridesmaids'. Alas, I have yet to be impressed. An old school family visit their daughter's boyfriend's abode where they uncover his successful video game business. The boyfriend is wanting to propose, so it's a case of impressing the potential father-in-law to gain his blessing. Sounds familiar right? It's a pretty tired formula that we have seen plenty of times, and far funnier in the past. Don't get me wrong, this is watchable and not terrible...it's just wasted potential. James Franco and Bryan Cranston aren't put to good use, I mean they tried and I can see that. Both of these deserve better. It's the screenplay. If a comedic screenplay is unfunny, well...it's a failure. Again, it's a comedy that believes crude profanity is the greatest current trend. Countless sex jokes, numerous "old vs new" conflicts and the unusual attachment to the word "bukake". Oh and "double dicking", Japanese spray toilets and a moose preserved in urine. If any of the above sounds funny to you, then you'll enjoy this. For me, it just doesn't work. I will give the film credit, I laughed twice. A scene involving a webcam and a visually stunning virus that looks like something straight out of Microsoft Paint. Interestingly, both these jokes are in the same scene and it was Cranston's eloquent facial reactions that made me chuckle. The narrative follows a tired formula that surprisingly seemed like it was never going to end. Nearly two hours long! Should've had twenty minutes cut atleast. 'Why Him?' didn't do anything for me. Watchable yet lacking consistent humour, which for a comedy is not ideal. Perhaps I've had the sudden realisation that modern American comedies just aren't doing it for me anymore...

Very good movie. Enjoyed so much. Funny, exciting..incredibleTEN STAARS

Some are giving this bad reviews... I have to question their sense of humor. The movie had the potential to be bad, but it was executed well in terms of direction and acting. The script was decent, too. This is not an academy award winner, but my wife and I really enjoyed it. It has positive messages and I laughed many times, sometimes heartily and uncontrollably. Franco's character is ultimately endearing. Like the movie as a whole, he's raunchy, in your face, and ridiculous. But it works. Bryan Cranston's character *could* have utterly sucked as the straight-man fatherly type, but... it's Bryan Cranston and he brought precisely what the character needed. There's a few really silly parts that some might find kind of tiresome, but this movie has no shortage of funny scenes, and it doesn't drag even though it's almost 2 hours long. There's also a good dose of creativity throughout. The humor is pretty naughty and there's a lot of bad language, so uptight people will hate it. I'm giving it an 8 because I'm annoyed it has a lower average.