Remember WEDDING CRASHERS with Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn in 2005?
THAT was a funny movie!
Now fast-forward some 11 years to this week’s MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES—or as I like to think of it: ‘Wedding Crashers—Light’
Here loser brothers Adam DeVine and Zac Efron are screw-ups who frequently seem to ruin family events with their stupid antics.
So now with their baby sister’s wedding just around the corner dad’s insisting the brothers bring dates to the nuptials—specifically NICE girls.
Easier said than done, since it’s a destination wedding in Hawaii!
Somehow these two goofs get themselves on the Wendy Williams Show to share their dilemma.
And sure enough they catch the attention of broke bad girls Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza who are smart enough to play good and trick the boys into two free tickets to Hawaii.
THAT’s where they show their true colors with their civilized and respectable behavior turning to raunch, booze and whatever else could possibly unhinge the guys—AND the festivities.
To suggest that the boys were out hustled by the uncontrollable female duo would be the ultimate understatement as some funny and often crude antics go down big time.
Sure it’s a strong cast all around. but somehow the screenplay just isn’t strong enough to quite pull it off.
A lot of it seems forced and seems overacted.
So about this movie (possibly) being compared to WEDDING CRASHERS?
Not Even Close!
The very R-rated MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES scores a: C.
(Reviewed at Cinemark’s Palace On The Plaza)
JACK GOES TO THE MOVIES Friday mornings at 7:40 a.m. and 9:40 a.m. during Kansas City’s Morning News on 98.1 FM, KMBZ.
You were right it sucked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m going to weigh in on this one because not only did this movie NOT suck, it was excellent!
Seriously.
My 19 year-old daughter and I laughed the entire length of the movie – as did the entire audience.
Funniest film I’ve seen in years.
For example, I bailed a third of the way thru the original “Ted” movie which Jack thought was high-larious.
Do not skip this movie if you don’t mind a sprinkling of bad words but some really funny sight and sound gags.