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It has been made for grown-ups, though with Rogen onboard that doesnt preclude penis jokes.
(And why should it?I ask.)
And its actors seem to have worked to wobble-up their banter to keep from snapping into predictable sitcom rhythms.
Itfeelsas if it has bite even when its only gumming you into submission.
a scene that makes you think the film will be wilder than it turns out to be.
By God, he knew her as his babysitter, when he was 13!
She saw his 13-year-old boner!
Im in her camp.
Thats the kind of stuffing Rogens Fred doesnt have.
He should be untamable, with ideas and observations popping out willy-nilly, instead of low-energy and self-satisfied.
(The dark-toned cinematography by Yves Belanger is too beautiful and composed for this kind of comedy.)
Raphael isLong Shots only happy surprise.
Raphaels lines are good Maggie dislikes Fred from the get-go and her attack is better.
Her Maggie is always hovering, scrutinizing, making snap judgments that actually snap and sting.
Maybe they need to slap our butts.
