Masterful Movie

Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

A great fun movie that balanced comedy with drama extremely well! The characters are well acted and believable and more often than not, very charismatic! Some Great funny moments and other great dramatic ones, and even if the plot is not the most original the way it was told really made this quite a memorable experience! The only reason i could imagine for someone not to like this movie would be if they went in expecting one of those dumb comedies that Seann William Scott did, cause it's not, definitely not and his acting was superb as well!I don't usually review all the movies that i watch but once upon a time an amazing piece of art shows up that something has to be said and this movie score is so low, specially the metacritic score, it's such a huge shame! This is a great movie, or least it was for me, hopefully it will be for you too!

Ted Morgan (Seann William Scott) is a man on the verge of suicide and decides to head back to his hometown to have one final showdown with everyone he feels has treated him badly over the years. Once he has faced his past demons, Ted is intent on seeing out his 'plans' but a series of events back home make Ted re-evaluate his life situation.The first thing I'll say here is that it is nice to see Seann William Scott play a likable character. In fairness to him though he is very good when he's playing an obnoxious character, but it's nice to see him do something else (and he also gets to showcase that he is not a one-note actor). The premise and some of the themes that are explored in this film are certainly worthy and the film itself rolls along fairly well and very rarely feels boring. However, as I've mentioned it has many flaws which sadly do drag it down somewhat....For starters, the filmmakers seemed to bring up several pertinent areas within the film but seem unclear where to take these themes or how to expand upon them. The first example is Ted's brother and his relationship with his wife - in the early stages of the film she wanders into Ted's bedroom and masturbates in front of him - this is initially passed off by his brother as her sleepwalking, but it later transpires that she was awake the whole time. Clearly this aspect of the story was quite amusing (albeit a little repetitive), but it's never really expanded upon or explored further meaning that it seemed to just be done for cheap laughs (rather than being introduced to make any sort of point). Another example comes with the guy who bullied Ted when he was a kid - although this story arc was probably the strongest in the film (we learn why he bullied Ted and the bully acknowledges his past mistakes), but this aspect is almost single-handedly ruined by the silly direction that this thread takes - him wanting to kill his dad was a little unnecessary and gave it a goofy 'Throw Momma from the Train' feel to it which I felt wasn't really needed. For me, enough had been done to make the point without adding this subplot. I also can't say I was that impressed with the ending - giving the film a cheesy 'audience friendly' ending without properly addressing certain issues may work for some people, but I would have preferred it if the themes were expanded upon and consequences of wrongdoings were at least discussed or commented upon (such as the kids that bully Romeo for being gay).I've given this film a bit of stick but it isn't all bad (the performances are good) and the themes explored here are generally themes that many people will be able to identify with. But for me, it's wavering, uneven tone and the approach to the material didn't always strike the right chord with me making it merely a 'semi-satisfying' social awareness film.

Contemplating suicide is no joke as this picture proves.Disillusioned with life, a young man returns home to kill himself, but first to tell off the people who made his life miserable.There is the unsympathetic 7th grade math teacher, who despite his father's death that year, made life miserable for him. Now, years later, she is in a nursing home and he discovers why she was so miserable to him, as well as meeting her granddaughter. Then there was the class bully who has become an endearing person, a widower with a down-syndrome child.His immediate family best describes dysfunctional. His widowed mother living with a female Elvis impersonator, a fling with the one girl in school who showed him kindness, a police officer brother with a dirty mouth whose son is a homosexual with relations with a young black man. It just goes on and on.This is a film that best suggests that life is worth living at all costs. The only way to confront his situation is to deal with it when another family member contemplates doing away with himself as well.

The main reason I wanted to check this movie out is because it has Seann William Scott in it. I don't know, I just usually found him likable on screen. Plus he usually picks interesting or amusing movies to be in. Despite the negative reviews this movie has been getting, I personally enjoyed it. Sure, it can be a touchy subject when they decide to make a comedy about a guy that thinks suicide is the answer. But it goes in a endearing, kind of heartfelt and empathetic direction. With some awkward humor thrown in there. Seann William Scott constantly has this WTF face throughout the whole movie, but the thing is it actually works when it comes to the premise. So the story is about a guy who feels he is down on his luck, feels insignificant and thinks suicide is the only way. I think this is something that crossed most people's mind in their life, even if it's very slightly. Evem though there is no intention of going through with it. Anyways before he takes his life he wants to go back to his hometown and confront the people that have wronged him. He meets a girl who is the daughter of the teacher he detested in the past. I didn't think this was a laugh out loud comedy, but I did like the raunchy humor and didn't find it annoying to watch. Overall I personally think this is a very watchable movie, and at least think it's a okay movie to sit through at least once.6.5/10