"So bad, in fact, that the film is at times in danger of slipping into masochism. But Arteta, who directed “Cedar Rapids” and “Youth in Revolt,” among other films not much like this one, manages to avoid that. Carell and Garner help a lot on that front, too. Garner, who plays an obsessive mother in “Men, Women & Children,” is much more enjoyable here. Not because her character is sweeter, though she is, but because she’s willing to get tough when she needs to, like in a scene in which she is trying to get to work but everything keeps going wrong; one bit feels like a nod to the “Naked Gun” movies, and that’s a compliment.
The film does not have the courage of the book, which felt no need to tie a nice pretty bow on everything. But it’s fun enough for a good while (it’s only 81 minutes long), and that’s enough."
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