Movie Review

     Friday night is one of my favorite times of the week. I finally get to tie up a long workweek and come home and relax. It's a rule in my house, Mom does not cook on Friday nights. Occasionally, we'll go out to dinner, but mostly my husband and I stay home and order in pizza and watch a movie. This time of year, it's extra cozy because we often get an evening rainstorm. A few years back we went to streaming all of our TV and movies. Between Netflix, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime we usually have plenty of access for minimal cost. Tonight we watched Ted. Oy. I was skeptical from the beginning, but it got so popular and was widely talked about so we said what the heck. Actually, it was more my husband, but that's ok. Married people compromise, and I didn't have an alternative to suggest. Besides, the list of actors was good: Mila Kunis, Mark Wahlberg, Joel McHale, Giovanni Ribisi, Patrick Warburton. How bad could it be? Answer: Pretty bad.
     I can't for the life of me figure out why people enjoyed this movie so much. There were a few cheap laughs, but it was so incredibly stupid! Add to that Seth McFarland's voice, which really was nothing other than Peter from Family Guy, and I checked out in the first half hour. I suppose I should have known. I do not enjoy Family Guy or any of the shows like it, and Seth McFarland created this movie. This movie was an embarrassment to these actors and I find it hard to believe they all agreed to be in it. The best jokes were borrowed from other movies like Airplane! and Flash Gordon. 
     Joel McHale, who is arguably the funniest guy in the cast, did't even have any funny lines. He just played a jerk. All of his scenes were pretty much the same. He was the lost talent in the movie. Giovanni Ribisi is a great actor too, and I'm not sure why he agreed to play the creepy guy. Not a great part for him. I'm wondering if this was just a collection of Mark Wahlberg's actor friends who all agreed to do the movie with him. Or maybe they're all friends of Seth McFarland. Either way, the movie pretty much sucked. I have a really hard time believing they made a Ted 2. Needless to say, I'll be taking a pass on that one.
     The good news is, we had some really yummy pizza, and we spent a cozy evening at home in our pajamas. Not all was lost.