5.2
Roger, a straight-laced politician has big plans to propose to his dream girl at her family's lake house. But everything goes awry when he meets his potential brother-in-law Todd: a full-time camp counselor with a heart of gold and a wild sense of fun, pining to be Roger's best friend, and ultimately catapulting him into a series of unfortunate events. As Roger tries to take a stand amidst outrageous fishing excursions, propulsive water jetpacks and American history-themed musicals, he realizes that being a part of a new family may be more difficult than he'd thought.
Taran Killam
Roger Fellner
Gillian Jacobs
Gwen Turley
Bobby Moynihan
Todd Dotchman
Sarah Burns
Margie Turley
Bill Pullman
Jerry Turley
Rita Wilson
Cathy Turley
Rachael Harris
Aunt Pam
David Wain
Uncle Mel
Michael Patrick O'Brien
Nick
Kumail Nanjiani
Riggleman
Giancarlo Esposito
Congressman Frank McClaren
Mikey Day
Thomas Jefferson
Sarah Baker
Shannon
Kenan Thompson
Miesha
Jonah Kellams
Cousin Cody
Paula Pell
Woman in Suit
Tim Robinson
Ben Franklin
Director
Matt Villines
Director
Oz Rodríguez
Writer
Taran Killam
Writer
Mikey Day
Writer
Cameron Fay
February 23, 2021
5
Decent watch, could watch again, and can recommend.
Taran Killam, because of his time on SNL, tends to find his ways into roles he doesn't quite match. He's funny, he's a good actor, but he's not always quite enough of whatever he needs to be, in this case: likeable.
And on the opposite end, he's not enough of a control freak, he's kind of a bland middle ground. And he's supposed to be good enough, in some way, for Gillian Jacobs. The start of this movie literally looks more like a setup for the weekend where she dumps him than when he would propose. Though I guess they're not exclusive.
The Killam solution seems to be add someone who is a more infamous actor for being obnoxious, Bobby Moynihan. While Moynihan is good at what he does, I'm usually not a big fan of it: he's usually a lesser version of Chris Farley leaning on being more stupid than fat and physical.
I would imagine that Bobby's character would make almost anyone insane, but this is a long string of abuse humor rivalling "Duplex", and I would argue at a lesser quality.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00