Failure to Launch (2006)

Though somewhat meandering in its plotline, some of the best and funniest moments in FAILURE TO LAUNCH are provided by its supporting cast.

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It’s not that “Failure” is a failure. The solid cast is a likable bunch and there are some funny moments. But, debuting screenwriters Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember took their premise and turned it into something more suited to a sitcom. C,C

And though its intent is an innocent, slapstick one, Failure to Launch just doesn't try hard enough to win the audience's affections and as a result is more valuable as a last-minute rental than a big-screen experience.

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Although this film has many familiar elements from other romantic comedies, one of the cleverest conceits has to do with Tripp's propensity for getting bitten by wild animals: a chipmunk, a dolphin, and a lizard.

--Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

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It makes How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days look like The Shawshank Redemption. And the title? They're asking for trouble there. Too. Many. Puns.

--Ben Lee

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As it is, the movie doesn't crash and burn. It can't -- because it never gets off the ground.

--Carol Cling

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How, exactly, did an idea with this much star power and comic potential manage to misfire? 

--Peter Howell

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The catch here is the a director Tom Dey (Showtime, Shanghai Noon) and screenwriters Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember focus so much on the lame premise and supporting characters that they plot and main characters are boring.

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"Failure to Launch" is like "The 40 Year-Old Virgin," except that the age is different and there's not a virgin in sight. 

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Despite its faults, Failure to Launch is probably a safe bet for those who like romantic comedies.

--Diana Saenger

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Sometimes a movie works because all of the ingredients come together so well. FAILURE TO LAUNCH is one of those movies.

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All are funnier than the main story, whose creepy premise demands major tiptoeing around lest it slip into the realm of outright smarminess thoroughly unsuitable for a PG-13-rated comedy. 

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Lively and enjoyable but nothing remotely special--this could be just about any romantic comedy ever made, complete with a contrived premise and a bright cast to distract us from the same old formula.

--Rich Cline

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Failure to Launch is a bizarre, mixed up mess, but one with good moments courtesy of a solid supporting cast. That’s enough to make it tolerable just don’t expect to walk out high on love, unless of course, you’re a big fan of paying for it.

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If you're looking for a sophisticated comedy, you're bound to be disappointed by "Failure to Launch." But if you thought "There's Something About Mary" was the funniest film ever - well, you'll still be disappointed, but not nearly as much. Despite lapses in taste, this tale of deception and redemption is often downright hilarious.

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Failure to Launch fizzles at times, as director Dey and rookie screenwriters Tom J. Astle and Matt Ember occasionally resort to the same mismatched-couple formulas that have been a staple of Romantic Comedy 101 screen- writing courses for decades.

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FAILURE TO LAUNCH is competently made, with good performances, attractive scenery (much of it in a lovely-looking Louisiana) and some amusing dialogue. However, the concept behind it causes the movie to largely live down to its title.

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The film is not just a chick film both men and women will like it. This is a film that everyone who ever was in a relationship can relate to as well as all the men who still lives at home with their parents. 

--Paul Perkins

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Cast

Matthew McConaughey Contact, U-571, Frailty Sarah Jessica Parker Mars Attacks!, Ed Wood, L.A. Story Zooey Deschanel Almost Famous, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Elf Kathy Bates Titanic, About Schmidt, The Waterboy Stephen Tobolowsky Memento, Groundhog Day, The Insider Justin Bartha National Treasure, Gigli, Strip Search Bradley Cooper Wedding Crashers, My Little Eye, Wet Hot American Summer [more]

Music By

Rolfe Kent Sideways, About Schmidt, Wedding Crashers

“Failure to Launch” is a tiredly unfunny mess, and the only thing remarkable about any of it is just how completely unremarkable the whole thing really is. - --Sara M. Fetters "Failure" would succeed as a fun date movie save for one thing: You'll grow frustrated to why the grownups just don't wise up and kick the cocky moocher out. With wasteful but noble supporting efforts from the lovable Zooey Deschanel and The Daily Show’s Rob Corddry (who wisely chose to be uncredited), Failure to Launch is a big, ugly mess of a date flick that will certainly live and die by its appropriate title.

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