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Good concept, poorly executed.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

This movie is fun for everyone. It has some guy stuff with Tripp hanging out with his buddies, plus the relationship stuff for the ladies. The story has a few twists although it may not have been 100% logical. Good performances from the cast, however one scene with Terry Bradshaw I could do without. Photography and background scenery is excellent. Glad I ignored the critical reviews, those writers obviously need a sense of humour transplant. It's a light rom-com well worth watching.

Sarah Jessica Parker could make this sort of film in her sleep, and it's a shame to see someone with natural comedic ability having to go through the motions in this weak romantic comedy from 2006.It's just not that funny really, which misses half of the objective. The concept is good in itself, but there are too many slow scenes, and the fact that the guy is such an unlikable character too doesn't help.It's surprising to see Matthew McConaughey pop up in such a bad film.

The story dove head first into introducing the characters and getting the plot rolling which was the only good thing about the film since if it were any longer I would have given it a 1. Once the ball was rolling with it's a-list cast playing severely underdeveloped characters, the formula became too blatantly evident far too early even for a rom-com. The disturbingly futile attempts to add originality and humor came in the form of random animals inexplicably biting the protagonist at various points throughout the film and an equally irrelevant sub-plot of Zooey Deschanel's character (SJP's cliché quirky friend) and an annoying mockingbird. Nothing was genuinely funny despite performances by talented actors and the absurd arbitrary scenes slotted into an otherwise very formula- driven snooze of a film.

The reasonably humorous tale a player who refuses to grow up and move out of his parent's house actually makes a decent "date night" movie. The story follows the journey of Tripp (played by Matthew McConaughey), as he is duped by friends and family into finding love, and taking charge of his life. That journey has moments ranging from "laugh out loud" to "bring a tear to my eye" as we find out that Tripp has really been protecting himself and his feelings rather than simply being a cad. The cast mesh well together, and all gave sincere yet comedic performances. However I do feel that Sarah Jessica Parker should have been replaced with someone more age appropriate.