It’s been a while since the Farrelly Brothers have done a movie, four years to be exact. With their track record there were high expectations for this film that dives into the issues of marital infidelity and pokes fun at it. Did they meet or surpass these expectations? I would say no they didn’t, rather that they fell way too short for this movie to be a successful comedy.

Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the Farrelly Bros touch of comedy, but this film may be 10 steps back from There’s Something About Mary, that had a bit more class and taste to the comedic bits. Hall Pass steps away from the class as they may have overused and overdone gags that involve having bodily excrements flung around as a not-so-hot girl sharts onto a bathroom wall.  The film did have it’s moments however, the laugh out loud punchlines hit just right helping to forget some of the more forgettable jokes.

The film revolves around two friends, Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudeikis) are best friends who have a lot in common, including the fact that they have each been married for many years. But when the two men begin to show signs of restlessness at home, their wives (Jenna Fischer, Christina Applegate) take a bold approach to revitalizing their marriages: granting them a “hall pass,” one week of freedom to do whatever they want, no questions asked. At first, it sounds like a dream come true for Rick and Fred. But it isn’t long before they discover that their expectations of the single life-and themselves-are completely, and hilariously, out of sync with reality.

Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis, engage in vulgar dialogue that may have saved the movie from a complete bust. This however did not save it from it’s sloppy plot, where the moral issues involving marital problems that the film was meant to tackle gets lost in it’s goal in making men-are-horny-and-incompetent jokes. The film was filled with vulgar, one-dimensional slapstick comedy.

The characters were mostly one-dimensional in that they remained the same throughout most of the film, and when the other dimensions started to come out, it was too late to give the story any merit. The plot was so excruciatingly predictable that I can honestly say this is by far the worst of the Farrelly Brothers had to offer. I can’t forget the added extra scenes during and after the credits, which were more-or-less repeats of the jokes we’ve seen throughout the film.

The soundtrack was extensive to say the least, but it did add a little to the scenes which made it work for me. Also keeping the film together from a complete bust. I can’t say that I didn’t enjoy watching the film, it definitely had it’s moments. But taking a step back and looking at the film as a whole I can honestly say that it may not be worth going into the theaters for, not unless you’re into that type of comedy. Bobby and Peter Farrelly, it seems that you have a lot to catch up with after your four year break.

Overall I give the film a 2 out of 5 reels. –The Farrelly Brothers have disappointed me, but with their previous record, I’ll let them slip this time. “Everybody gets one.”