Saturday, October 22, 2016

Hall Pass rated R for some graphic nudity, crude and sexual humor throughout, language, and some drug use ***spoilers***



I was again advised by a friend to watch Hall Pass.  I was told it was hilarious and that I would love it.
This film tells of two couples who are basically tired of being married. Rick (played by Owen Wilson) is married with children to Maggie (played by Jenna Fischer).  Fred (played by Jason Sedikis) is married to Grace (played by Christina Applegate).  They don't have children.  Rick and Fred have been friends for some time and as such their respective wives are friends with each other as well.  Rick and Fred are envious of their single friend Coakley (played by Richard Jenkins) who is living the high life, traveling and partying with "cool" people including different hot chicks every night.
One day, Rick and Fred hear about a "hall pass" which is a week off of marriage.  The idea is specifically for guys to be able to go on dates and have sex with other women.  When Rick talks with Maggie about the hall pass, Maggie gives him a hall pass.  She decides to take their children and go up to visit her parents for the week.  Fred decides that he wants to get a hall pass also and, after getting in slight trouble with the cops for masturbating in his car in front of his house, Grace gives him a hall pass and joins Maggie.
So the two men rent a room at nearby hotel because they don't like the idea of having sex with other women in their respective homes (clue number one for both of them that maybe they might not sincerely want a hall pass).   Their friends including Gary (played by Stephen Merchant) and Hog-Head (played by Larry Joe-Campbell) decide to cheer them on and "live vicariously" through them.
In a bit of a twist, the wives end up facing the possibilities of having their own respective experiences with their respective hall passes.
During the week there are quite a lot of funny moments including the golf scene and the scene at Applebee's .  One of my favorite funny moments was definitely the girl who goes back with Fred to the hotel room and thinks that she is going to be sick scene.  What happens is hilarious to me for a number of reasons but one of the main reasons was that the result was unexpected and I absolutely loved Jason Sudeikis' facial expression during the scene.  It's interesting to watch in a censored format so if you do decide to watch this movie, the humor is to be found on the uncensored version although this film is not recommended for younger audiences.
On a sweet note, I loved Rick's small speech to Leigh (played by Nicky Whelan) near the end of the film and I also loved Rick and Maggie's talk near the end of the film as well.
A lot of funny actors and actresses in this film but I felt that Derek Waters as Brent was good at stealing most of the scenes that he was in.
If you are curious, watch it.  If you aren't curious, you're not missing anything.

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