"Wanderlust” is a new comedy that is both random and extremely raunchy, filled with off-the-wall, stilted dialogue and nudity you wish you didn’t have to see. It’s not completely disgusting but is usually spot-on funny and sprightly amusing. Starring Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston, "Wanderlust" is the first real laugh-out loud comedy of the year, though hardly groundbreaking or revelatory. Rudd and Aniston play New York City yuppie couple George and Linda, who are left jobless and homeless after some unexpected events. They take off to live with George’s jerk older brother in Atlanta but end up starting a new life in a hippie-like commune inhabited by Alan Alda, Justin Theroux (yes you read that right, Aniston’s current beau) and Kathryn Hahn, among others. “Wanderlust” is a raunchy take on the fish-out-of-water formula, something that likely would’ve been done as a safer PG-13 comedy with Tim Allen in the 1990s. This isn’t the 1990s and now just about anything goes, including full frontal nudity (though not from the leads, sorry to inform you), some of which borders on the yucky side (senior citizen nudity!). This isn’t anything new, but Rudd and Aniston have decent chemistry and Rudd in particular is a charming nut. Some very random moments tend to work best, and the leads are upstaged by many funny supporting players, including Hahn and a trio of “Reno! 911” vets Ken Marino, Jo Lo Truglio and the always funny Kerri Kenney-Silver. Also, watch for a humorous cameo from 1970’s TV vet Linda Lavin ("Alice"). Wacky and often memorable, go in “Wanderlust” with low expectations and you’ll be just fine. Stay over for the credits for the outtakes.
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Wanderlust - B-
Rated R, 100 minutes
"Wanderlust” is a new comedy that is both random and extremely raunchy, filled with off-the-wall, stilted dialogue and nudity you wish you didn’t have to see. It’s not completely disgusting but is usually spot-on funny and sprightly amusing. Starring Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston, "Wanderlust" is the first real laugh-out loud comedy of the year, though hardly groundbreaking or revelatory. Rudd and Aniston play New York City yuppie couple George and Linda, who are left jobless and homeless after some unexpected events. They take off to live with George’s jerk older brother in Atlanta but end up starting a new life in a hippie-like commune inhabited by Alan Alda, Justin Theroux (yes you read that right, Aniston’s current beau) and Kathryn Hahn, among others. “Wanderlust” is a raunchy take on the fish-out-of-water formula, something that likely would’ve been done as a safer PG-13 comedy with Tim Allen in the 1990s. This isn’t the 1990s and now just about anything goes, including full frontal nudity (though not from the leads, sorry to inform you), some of which borders on the yucky side (senior citizen nudity!). This isn’t anything new, but Rudd and Aniston have decent chemistry and Rudd in particular is a charming nut. Some very random moments tend to work best, and the leads are upstaged by many funny supporting players, including Hahn and a trio of “Reno! 911” vets Ken Marino, Jo Lo Truglio and the always funny Kerri Kenney-Silver. Also, watch for a humorous cameo from 1970’s TV vet Linda Lavin ("Alice"). Wacky and often memorable, go in “Wanderlust” with low expectations and you’ll be just fine. Stay over for the credits for the outtakes.
"Wanderlust” is a new comedy that is both random and extremely raunchy, filled with off-the-wall, stilted dialogue and nudity you wish you didn’t have to see. It’s not completely disgusting but is usually spot-on funny and sprightly amusing. Starring Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston, "Wanderlust" is the first real laugh-out loud comedy of the year, though hardly groundbreaking or revelatory. Rudd and Aniston play New York City yuppie couple George and Linda, who are left jobless and homeless after some unexpected events. They take off to live with George’s jerk older brother in Atlanta but end up starting a new life in a hippie-like commune inhabited by Alan Alda, Justin Theroux (yes you read that right, Aniston’s current beau) and Kathryn Hahn, among others. “Wanderlust” is a raunchy take on the fish-out-of-water formula, something that likely would’ve been done as a safer PG-13 comedy with Tim Allen in the 1990s. This isn’t the 1990s and now just about anything goes, including full frontal nudity (though not from the leads, sorry to inform you), some of which borders on the yucky side (senior citizen nudity!). This isn’t anything new, but Rudd and Aniston have decent chemistry and Rudd in particular is a charming nut. Some very random moments tend to work best, and the leads are upstaged by many funny supporting players, including Hahn and a trio of “Reno! 911” vets Ken Marino, Jo Lo Truglio and the always funny Kerri Kenney-Silver. Also, watch for a humorous cameo from 1970’s TV vet Linda Lavin ("Alice"). Wacky and often memorable, go in “Wanderlust” with low expectations and you’ll be just fine. Stay over for the credits for the outtakes.
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