It seems the past decade of comedy has been defined by the search for the perfect raunchy, bachelor flick. Hall Pass starring Owen Wilson and SNL alum Jason Sudeikis follows this trend with a somewhat different approach. The film begins with the depiction of two couples and their increasingly mundane love lives after several years of marriage. To combat this the wives, Christina Applegate (Anchorman) and Jenna Fischer (The Office), grant their significant others a hall pass, or in other words a one week window in which it is okay to have sex with other women. This is when the raunchiness and tasteless humor comes in to play. While this style of comedy can be quite funny as in Superbad and The 40 Year Old Virgin, it is poorly executed by directors Bobby and Peter Farrelly. There are occasional one liners that will make you chuckle, but nothing uproariously hilarious. The acting is just average as this is a somewhat typical film for both Wilson and Sudeikis, but Jenna Fischer plays a surprisingly unconvincing wife to Wilson. The low point for the film is easily the unnecessary full frontal male nudity. The story ends with a predictable and somewhat boring resolution as all is well at the conclusion of the film. Bottomline: Hall Pass is a typical, bachelor-like comedy except it's just not that funny.
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